Despite offering safe pedestrian crossings, subways have failed to find acceptance in Hyderabad due to poor maintenance, flooding, security concerns and design flaws. With older underpasses lying abandoned, city planners have largely dropped subway projects from urban planning.
Pedestrians on the busy Erragadda stretch struggle as a GHMC-constructed foot overbridge remains largely unusable due to defunct lifts and escalators, accumulated garbage, and encroaching vendors. Officials’ negligence has left commuters vulnerable and frustrated despite significant expenditure.
The structure of the bridge was installed as early as September 2022. Fast forward to August 2023, officials said the FoB would be thrown open to the public in a fortnight’s time.
Hyderabad: The Foot over Bridge (FoB) at Erragadda, constructed by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to facilitate pedestrians cross the main road safely, was inaugurated on Monday by Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi. “GHMC has developed the Erragadda RoB at a cost of Rs 5 crore. The RoB is equipped with elevators and escalators so that […]
A much needed facility for the pedestrians to cross the busy Banjara Hills Road No.1 stretch near GVK Mall is taking shape with an estimated cost of Rs 5 crore.
Hyderabad: The Foot over Bridge (FoB) at Ferozguda, Balanagar, built with an amount of Rs. 3.25 crore by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was inaugurated on Friday by Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi and Kukatpally MLA Madhavaram Krishna Rao. The FoB is useful to people going to Ferozguda, Fatehnagar, Central Training Establishment (CTE) – Air […]
Hyderabad: The much-awaited Foot over Bridge (FoB) at St Ann’s High School in Secunderabad was inaugurated on Saturday by Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav. This pedestrian-friendly facility was built by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation at a cost of Rs 5 crore and is equipped with a lift and escalator in addition to the […]
Hyderabad: The much awaited Foot over Bridge (FoB) near Hyderabad Central Mall at the Punjagutta junction, one of the busiest traffic junctions in the city, is now open for the public. Built at a cost of Rs.5 crore, the swanky FoB was inaugurated by Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi on Wednesday. Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender and […]
Hyderabad: The Foot over Bridge (FoB) at Hyderabad Central Mall, Punjagutta built with an estimated cost of Rs 5 crore will be inaugurated on Wednesday. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao, Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi and others will be participating in the inaugural. This facility will help the pedestrians in crossing over […]
