Hyderabad: For thousands of commuters who struggle to navigate their way out of the narrow road under bridge near Hitec City MMTS station in the busy IT corridor, there is finally hope at the end of the tunnel.
Seeking to put a solution in place for the decades-old traffic problem on the narrow stretch, GHMC is all set to inaugurate the new four-lane Road Under Bridge (RuB) parallel to the existing RuB, in addition to a box drain — a ‘smart’ water drain system — near the Hitec City MMTS station on April 5.
The project, which was approved by the state government with a cost of Rs 59.09 crore, will facilitate the smooth flow of traffic at Hitec City station and reduce traffic congestion between Hitec City and Kukatpally areas. “With the existing bridge here being too narrow, there is a lot of congestion, especially during office hours. The new road will definitely help solve that problem,” said G Varun, an IT employee.
While railways executed the RuB works, GHMC took up construction of approach road earthworks, retaining wall and RCC box drain works. During monsoon, rainwater floods the passage under the old bridge, causing serious threat to the commuters taking that route.
GHMC authorities informed that in Serilingampally and Kukatpally zones, nearly 13 km road network has been recarpeted and lane marking has been completed covering over 16 km. “This project is on the corridor from Gachibowli to JNTU which has been earmarked as one of the top priorities under Comprehensive Traffic Study report. This RuB will ease the traffic movement by resolving one of the major bottlenecks in this corridor,” said V Mamatha, GHMC zonal commissioner, Kukatpally.
