GHMC Road Development Project to Cost Rs. 2,700 Cr.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has prepared Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP) to ease traffic congestion at a cost of Rs. 2,700- 2,800 crore.

GHMC has identified 10 roads for development on priority basis having a length of 82 km with grade separators at intersections. It is estimated to cost around Rs. 1,605 crore.

It has also planned 10 multi-level grade separators at different junctions costing Rs. 715 crore and another six grade separators at junctions surrounding KBR Park costing Rs. 380 crore.

GHMC officials told Express that priority roads identified include Uppal-Sangeeth Junction (8 km, Rs. 80 crore), Biodiversity Junction-Kukatpally (9 km, Rs. 90 crore), Ambedkar statue-Afzalgunj (4.5 km, Rs. 45 crore), Abids-Chaderghat junction via Koti (2.5 km, Rs. 25 crore), Habsiguda-IDA Mallapur via Nacharam (9.5 km, Rs. 95 crore).

Hayathnagar-Nalgonda crossroad (14 km, Rs. 140 crore), Chaderghat-Puthibowli-Jambagh-Ek Minar Junction-Nampally (3 km, Rs. 30 crore), Puranapool-Aramgarh via Zoo Park (6.5 km, Rs. Rs crore), KBR Park surrounding roads (7 km, Rs. 135 crore), Road No 45-Inorbit Mall crossing Durgam Cheruvu (5 km, Rs. 250 crore). Also an amount of Rs 650 crore has been earmarked for providing grade separators at intersections on the above 10 roads.

Similarly, 10 multi-level grade separators were also proposed at different junctions. They include Koti (Rs. 60 crore), RTC crossroads (Rs. 30 crore), Secunderabad railway station (Rs. 60 crore), Uppal junction (Rs. 85 crore), LB Nagar (Rs. 100 crore), Chaderghat Rotary (Rs. 120 crore), Putlibowli (Rs. 30 crore), Bahadurpura (Rs. 54 crore), Rasoolpura (Rs. 90 crore) and Balanagar (Narasapur crossroads) (Rs. 86 crore).


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