Traffic solution for Uppal has a long way to go; elevated corridor still a year away from completion

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A presumption    of Uppal X Road to Uppal Bus depot, successful  Hyderabad.

A presumption of Uppal X Road to Uppal Bus depot, successful Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G

Uppal junction is simply a large postulation congestion constituent connected the Inner Ring Road, wherever vehicles from northern, confederate and eastbound zones of the metropolis converge with those arriving from Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri and Warangal.

Out-bound buses, and loaded trucks adhd to the chaos, turning the junction a veritable nightmare for commuters arsenic good arsenic the postulation police, particularly during highest postulation hours.

Traffic solution projected for the junction by mode of an elevated corridor and 2 flyovers is inactive a agelong mode ahead.

The elevated corridor which has been nether operation betwixt Uppal and Narapally since 2018, could instrumentality a minimum of 1 much twelvemonth for completion if everything goes arsenic planned.

Two much flyovers which were portion of the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) person not adjacent started owed to deficiency of funds.

The expected day of completion keeps shifting further and further for the overmuch publicised operation which was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari mode backmost successful 2018.

While initially planned by the National Highways betwixt Narapally and Uppal Junction connected the Warangal Highway, the flyover connection underwent modifications aft the State authorities had undertaken to widen it crossed the junction to onshore towards Ramanthapur.

The task has been a unfortunate of tedious delay, which was initially blamed connected the contractor selected by the NHAI. Eventually, the declaration was terminated and caller tenders were called for.

On the State government’s broadside excessively the task experienced delays arsenic a full RCC operation was recovered unsuitable for the tallness anticipated. The flyover information needs to execute a maximum tallness of 23 metres to steer wide of the Blue Line corridor of the Hyderabad Metro Rail betwixt Nagole and Raidurgam. Hence, proposals were sent to the State authorities seeking support for a composite operation with alloy piers, which got a motion arsenic precocious arsenic August 2025.

Land acquisition excessively proved to beryllium different impediment. The task needs acquisition of properties from the Survey of India (SOI) and the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC). A missive has been addressed to the Ministry of Science & Technology seeking transportation of 8.04 acres of onshore from SOI astatine marketplace price. Officials accidental that determination has been immoderate advancement connected this beforehand now. A nationalist announcement has been issued nether the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency successful Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 for 9 properties of TGIIC.

These apart, the Uppal bundle of SRDP besides contains 2 much parallel flyovers for the vehicles to and from LB Nagar to skip the ever choked Uppal junction. They excessively person a sizeable spot acquisition component-- 42 backstage properties too further acquisition from SOI. Deadline for these 2 flyovers excessively is fixed arsenic October, 2026, but it is highly improbable that adjacent their operation would commencement by that date, accidental sources.

Published - October 13, 2025 08:19 p.m. IST

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