HYDERABAD: As more elevated expressways and swank flyovers get the green light to make Hyderabad a world-class city, the GHMC is also planning development of a model road starting from National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in Masab Tank to Biodiversity junction on old Mumbai Highway.
The model road will be developed with facilities for paid parking system, demarcated ‘no parking’ and ‘parking’ zones, prevention of obstructive parking and a smooth vehicular flow. The new road will mainly address the issue of the road stretches that are chock-a-block with traffic, partly owing to the haphazard parking of vehicles along roads.
“Parking and walking space for pedestrians are the major issues faced by citizens in our city. There is hardly any space for people to walk on footpaths that are either too narrow or too high. Most of them are completely encroached upon by the public toilets and loo cafes set up by GHMC. A model road will be a good concept if these mistakes are not repeated,” said G Subash Chandra, a civil engineer.
As per the officials, the model road concept is seen as a viable option for implementation in the long run while considering the space constraints of the city which does not have sufficient parking lots or footpaths as per the Indian Road Congress guidelines.
On the other hand, to ensure smooth flow of traffic, the GHMC is also going to begin construction of about four flyovers near Uppal junction, as part of the SRDP.
The flyovers are being constructed in view of the four-lane 6.25km long elevated corridor which is coming up from Narapally up to Uppal junction. However, when asked about the slow pace of works of the elevated corridor, Saroja Rani, chief engineer (projects), GHMC said, “Land acquisition for the Uppal elevated corridor is still in progress.”
