Hyderabad: One-way traffic to continue around KBR Park as old plans scrapped

Officials have scrapped earlier proposals for separate underpasses and grade separators around Hyderabad’s KBR Park, opting for a 4.3-km elevated corridor costing Rs 1,090 crore. The existing one-way traffic system will continue, with construction planned in two packages.

Hyderabad: Amid criticism over alleged poor planning by the State government, the loss to the public exchequer and inconvenience to commuters, officials have announced the withdrawal of earlier proposals to construct separate underpasses and grade separators around KBR Park.

Officials said the existing one-way traffic system around the park would continue, while a comprehensive elevated corridor was being planned as a long-term solution to traffic congestion in the area.

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The decisions were conveyed to BC Welfare Minister and Hyderabad district in-charge Ponnam Prabhakar during his inspection of the works around KBR Park on Friday.

Defending the revised plan, officials said the integrated elevated corridor would reduce land acquisition and the need for extensive construction-related changes at ground level compared with the earlier proposals for multiple underpasses and grade separators. The revised plan is expected to reduce the acquisition of high-value private land, saving an estimated Rs 800 crore, and cut construction costs by around Rs 400 crore compared with the earlier plan.

Considering the congestion from NFCL Junction to the KBR Park entrance, the GHMC has finalised a continuous elevated corridor from Jubilee Hills Check Post Junction to NFCL Junction. The project will replace the earlier proposals for separate grade separators and underpasses.

Construction in two packages at Rs 1,090 crore

The project will be implemented in two packages under the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode. Modern steel construction technology will be used to speed up the work and minimise inconvenience to the public.

Package 1 involves a steel flyover from Jubilee Hills Check Post Junction to Mudha Junction at an estimated cost of Rs 580 crore. Package 2 covers a steel flyover from Mudha Junction to Mufakkam Jah College, along with a dedicated ramp connecting to Banjara Hills Road No. 1, at an estimated cost of Rs 510 crore.

The 4.3-km-long, six-lane elevated corridor is designed to facilitate signal-free traffic movement at five major junctions and accommodate higher volumes of vehicular traffic.

Officials said modern modular steel construction technology would help expedite the project and reduce inconvenience to commuters during construction.

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