GHMC proposes uni-directional steel flyover at Nagarjuna Circle to ease traffic congestion

The GHMC has proposed a two-lane unidirectional steel flyover at NFCL junction, also known as Nagarjuna Circle, to ease traffic congestion. An underpass at TV9 Junction is also planned to improve traffic flow towards Srinagar Colony.

Hyderabad: The GHMC has proposed a two-lane unidirectional steel flyover at the NFCL junction, popularly known as Nagarjuna Circle, to ease severe traffic congestion at one of the busiest junctions in the city.

The GHMC standing committee has already given the green signal to invite tenders for the project, which features a steel flyover stretching from Road No. 3 to GVK Mall.

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In 2022, the then BRS government built the city’s first steel bridge on Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, near Chutney’s, and decongested traffic coming from the TV9 junction. Now, another one-way steel bridge is set to come up at the junction and span from Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, towards GVK Mall.

“Hundreds of vehicles are caught in traffic jams while proceeding towards Punjagutta Circle and the Punjagutta up ramp towards Praja Bhavan, Begumpet and Secunderabad during peak hours. At the same time, traffic from Jalagam Vengalrao Park, Masab Tank and Mehdipatnam proceeding towards Punjagutta and Praja Bhavan gets accumulated at the NFCL junction, resulting in traffic congestion,” a senior GHMC projects wing official told ‘Telangana Today’.

The GHMC proposal is to build a steel bridge that will be 8.5 metres wide and include 0.5-metre-wide crash barriers on either side, apart from a 7.5-metre-wide carriageway. The design includes a viaduct to allow traffic beneath the flyover, supported by reinforced earth wall approaches, the official said. Tenders are expected to be floated soon.

The proposed steel flyover will have crash barriers, approach slabs, pier protection measures and anti-carbonation painting on all exposed concrete surfaces to ensure durability and safety, the official explained.

Underpass to ease traffic congestion:

Meanwhile, an underpass proposed at TV9 Junction will be two-lane. It will be 10 metres wide with a 7.5-metre carriageway, a footpath or drainage-cum-utility duct of 0.75 metres on the sides, retaining wall approaches and an underground sump of 2 lakh litres capacity.

This underpass aims to benefit traffic moving from the NFCL Junction towards Srinagar Colony, the official added.