The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has decided to widen ten roads at essential junctions to facilitate the free flow of traffic with about Rs 4 crore. These ten roads are spread 14 kilometers in length. The GVMC will develop these roads with the funds devised under the 15th finance commission.
 
Besides widening these ten roads at the junctions, traffic junctions will also be modernised. Kommadi, Yendada, Law College, Old Dairy Farm, Hanumanthawaka, R and B Junction, Kakani Nagar, Gajuwaka, Lankelapalem and Simhachalam are the proposed areas. The increased traffic signals and vehicular growth over the years have been making it difficult for the riders. For instance, one has to pass through 12 traffic signals to reach the NAD junction from Maddilapalem.

As per reports, tenders have already been floated to develop these ten traffic junctions. There are also proposals to provide end-to-end paving for ten other important roads with 20 crores. 

Road widening is one of the components included in the report submitted by the GVMC to the state government to reduce pollution in the city. The increased junction capacity is expected to reduce vehicular emissions, reducing the slowing-down time at the traffic posts.