Pending. 2018 year the traffic has doubled, without giving any relief to citizens. There are 25 traffic centres identified in the town. Roadways Sri Potti Sriramulu bus station Located in palakollu town APSRTC operates buses from Palakollu to major cities like Hyderabad, Rajamahendravaram, Kakinada, Vizag, Vijayawada, and Tirupati. Ten express trains service the town, which is on the NarsapurVijayawada railway route. A bridge was built on Vasista Godavari near Chinchinada 8 km away from Palakollu connecting East Godavari and West Godavari Districts of Andhra Pradesh, which makes it a part of National Highway 216. Palakollu railway station is classified as a B–category station in South Central Railway zone. The town has a total road length of . Railways Palakollu Railway Station is classified as a B category station With three platforms In Vijayawada railway division. It is one of the main stations, and is located on the Bhimavaram–Narasapuram branch line, Nidadavole-Narsapuram railway line of South Central Railway zone. Waterways National Waterway 4 was declared on 24 November 2008, and connects the Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and the union territory of Puducherry. It passes through Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Commanur, Buckingham Canal and also part of Krishna and Godavari rivers rivers. It is being developed by Inland Waterways Authority of India, and was scheduled for completion in 2013. Airways Rajahmundry Airport is the airport serving to Palakollu 70 km away. A new terminal building was inaugurated on 16 May 2012. The runway is expanded from the 1,749 m to 3,165 m to facilitate the landing and takeoff of bigger aircraft. The state government is developing the airport as an international airport. Heli tourism is introduced in the airport. Education Palakollu plays a major role in education for urban and rural students from nearby villages. It has an average literacy rate of 83.90% with, according to the 2011 census, a total number of 63,097 who are literate. This includes 32,397 men (88.13%) and 30,700 women (79.82%). Primary and secondary school education is provided by government, aided, and private schools, under the School Education Department of Andhra Pradesh. According to the school information report for the academic year 2016–17, the urban area has around 160 schools. These include government, residential, private, municipal, and other types of schools. There are more than 100 private schools and 49 municipal schools. There are more than 30,000 students in these schools. Instruction is in