Hyderabad: The 1.2-km bi-directional six-lane flyover from Outer Ring Road (ORR) towards Kondapur is likely to be completed by April, having already missed its deadline of last April.
This facility will provide traffic relief at Gachibowli junction and also ensure better connectivity between Hitec City and the financial district.
The commuters will enter this flyover from one of its ramps on the ORR and reach street number 2, Gachibowli, skipping the junction. The flyover ends approximately 300 metres before the ZP school.
Traffic going out of the city through Gachibowli can directly reach the ORR through another ramp of the flyover.
Speaking about the flyover, a GHMC official said that works are in their final stages. He blamed TSSPDCL for the delay.
“Despite paying Rs 2.78 crore to it, the utility shifting was delayed. Finally, GHMC commissioner K. Ilambarithi had to intervene and get the issue resolved,” said an official from the corporation.
When asked, power officials did not offer comment on the delay in shifting the cables.
According to GHMC records, the peak hour traffic at the Gachibowli junction was 9,806 passenger car units (PCU)/hour in 2019. The projected peak hour traffic in 2036 will be 17,711 PCU/ hour.
Venkat Rao Infra Projects is the executing agency, while the estimated cost to build it is around Rs 178 crore.
Info:
Six-lane flyover from ORR to Kondapur
Length of the flyover: 1.2 km
Width: 24 metres
Carriageway details : Six-lane bidirectional
Benefits:
Traffic relief at Gachibowli junction.
Better connectivity between Hitec City and financial district.
Traffic Data: Gachibowli junction
Peak traffic in 2019: 9,806 PCU/ hour
Projected peak traffic in 2036: 17,711 PCU/ hour
*PCU refers to passenger car units
