New Bengaluru-Chennai Highway: ₹1,338 crore upgrade to NH-40, enhancing connectivity between Bengaluru, Chennai, Tirupati, and Vellore with a new 28 km, 4-lane highway stretch. NH 40 starts at the junction of National Highway 44 in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, and ends in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu. It passes through Kadapa and Chittoor.