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’s revised KBR Park traffic plan replaces multiple proposed flyovers and underpasses with a unified elevated corridor. The rethink, following the introduction of one-way traffic, raises wider questions about urban planning, public expenditure, environmental concerns and the need to assess simpler solutions first
Hyderabad Traffic Police held an open discussion with KBR Park walkers on Friday to explain the proposed one-way traffic system from August 18. Officials urged visitors to use designated parking facilities, follow revised arrangements and submit suggestions through a QR code
A one-way traffic trial around KBR Park in Hyderabad led to congestion and confusion at several key junctions on Sunday. Commuters reported longer travel times and difficulty navigating diversions, while traffic personnel were deployed to manage vehicle movement across affected routes
Considering the importance of these junctions, grade separators have been proposed at six junctions around KBR Park in two packages with a total cost of Rs 826 crore, GHMC said
