Benz Circle
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
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Trenset mall near Benz Circle.jpg
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|subdivision_name1 = NTR district
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|subdivision_name2 = Vijayawada
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|subdivision_name3 = 12th
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/57000-vehicles-cross-benz-circle-daily/article2948819.ece|title=‘57,000 vehicles cross Benz Circle daily'|author=Rajulapudi Srinivas|work=The Hindu}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Pending-road-projects-pile-up/articleshow/42479400.cms|title=Pending road projects pile up|work=The Times of India}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Benz-Circle-beats-Banjara-Hills/articleshow/37110304.cms|title=Benz Circle beats Banjara Hills!|work=The Times of India}}