The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has approved an internal elevated corridor of 3.584 kilometres at Visakhapatnam Port Authority, a measure designed to ease cargo evacuation and cut congestion within the port estate. The decision, reported by Port Technology International on 18 August 2026, allocates ₹334.89 crore for the flyover project.
The approval was granted by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal after appraisal by the Delegated Investment Board, the report states. The project is described as an internal flyover to be built within the port premises to improve the movement of freight and port traffic.
Port Technology International records the scheme’s cost as ₹334.89 crore and includes a dollar figure of $3.50 alongside that amount. The elevated corridor is specified at 3.584 kilometres in length and is intended to serve the port’s internal circulation and cargo evacuation routes.
Proponents say the structure will reduce traffic bottlenecks inside the harbour area and speed parcels of cargo from berths to the port gate and onward to hinterland connections. The measure is presented as part of wider efforts to lift operational efficiency and reduce delays that can affect ship turnaround and landside throughput.
Operational aims
The primary stated aim is to streamline cargo evacuation from the quays and stacks within the port estate to outbound roads and railheads. By routing port-related traffic on an elevated corridor, planners expect to separate heavy goods movement from local port traffic and administrative access, thereby lowering surface-level congestion.
Expected effects on throughput and turnaround
While no detailed schedule or contractor information is given in the report, the elevated corridor is framed as an enabling investment to relieve internal pinch points that can slow handling and dispatch. If the corridor performs as intended, port operators should see reduced dwell times for trucks and more predictable berth-to-gate transit for export and import consignments.
The Delegated Investment Board’s appraisal preceded ministerial approval, according to the Port Technology International item. The announcement does not include a construction timetable, procurement route or operational date, and those elements will determine when tangible benefits are realised.
Stakeholders in port operations typically regard such internal road infrastructure as complementary to larger external connectivity projects, since improvements inside the port compound often multiply the gains achieved by better highway or rail links to the hinterland. The report presents the elevated corridor as a targeted investment to relieve immediate operational constraints within Visakhapatnam Port Authority.
Port Technology International’s coverage of the decision is the source of these details, which set the scale and stated purpose of the project. The extent to which the corridor will change daily operations will depend on the plan for integration with existing yards, gates and traffic management systems.