HYDERABAD: Narrow roads and traffic jams mark the city’s eastern corridor due to the slow pace of Uppal elevated corridor works.
The project, which was taken up at the cost of Rs 675 crore is claimed as the second longest flyover in Telangana, is being delayed inordinately due to the process of land acquisition and it is taking more time than expected, officials said. The prevailing hurdles seems to have added to the woes of motorists and residents living in the surrounding areas.
This six-lane corridor which starts at Uppal Junction is aimed at decongesting traffic going towards the Warangal highway and provide a smooth thoroughfare for people of Uppal. The flyover ends at the Central Power Research Institute, Medipally. Once completed, the 6.2 km long flyover in Uppal will become the second longest flyover in the State after the PV Narasimha Rao Expressway, which stretches for over 11.5 km.
“It has been over two years since the project commenced. The slow pace of work is leading to traffic jams on the entire stretch. The authorities should act on these issues and see that the project is completed soon,” said Philip Fernandis, a resident of Uppal.
Officials of the Roads & Buildings (R&B) Department said that they are still awaiting one hectare of land acquisition near Nalla Cheruvu.
“Other than completing this project, we don’t see any other solutions to this problem of bad roads and traffic jams. We want them to expedite the works by speeding up the land acquisition,” said Ganga Raju, a commuter.
When contacted, Saroja Rani, chief engineer (projects), GHMC said, “Land acquisition for the Uppal elevated corridor is still in progress.”
“The corridor will have 148 pillars and the works were expedited for erecting slabs on pillars through pre-cast method. The State government is doing land acquisition for 1.5 km,” said an official from R&B department.
