Benz Circle
City centre
Benz Circle is located in Andhra Pradesh
Benz Circle
Benz Circle
Coordinates: 16°29′40″N 80°39′47″E / 16.49444°N 80.66306°E / 16.49444; 80.66306
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictNTR district
CityVijayawada
Ward12th
BodyVijayawada Municipal Corporation
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
PIN
520010
Vehicle registrationAP-39

Benz Circle is not only a busy junction and also a major Residential and Commercial Locality in the East - Central part of the city. It is one of the most expensive commercial and residential locations in Andhra Pradesh land values near Benz Circle have risen to 1.2 lakh per sq yard making it the richest place in Andhra Pradesh . It is administered as Ward No.12 of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation

History

Previously there was a Benz Company (Tata Motors-Mercedes Benz joint venture) beside this junction and this junction was named as Benz Circle. Later the company was removed but still people refer to this junction as Benz Circle and bus stop near this circle as "Benz Company bus stop".

Traffic

Benz Circle is the busiest junction in Vijayawada with an average of 57,000 vehicles crossing daily.[1] A flyover Benz Circle Flyover near Benz Circle was included in the road-widening project and the widening of "Vijayawada- Machilipatnam Highway" after Benz Circle towards east.[2]

Property

After the State Government announced Capital in and around Vijayawada Region, land values near Benz Circle have risen to 1.2 lakh per sq yard making it the richest place in Andhra Pradesh including Common Capital Hyderabad.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Rajulapudi Srinivas. "'57,000 vehicles cross Benz Circle daily'". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "Pending road projects pile up". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Benz Circle beats Banjara Hills!". The Times of India.
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