New flyover to clear bottleneck at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A one-km flyover is to be built at Rajiv Gandhi statue junction at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (opposite Malaysian Township-Kukatpally) for IT employees, students, residents of Kukatpally and surrounding areas.

This particular junction is a major bottleneck at JNTU. A survey has shown that 50,000 motorists use this stretch per hour. The GHMC has sent a proposal to the state government for approval. Once the state government gives the nod the bridge including the one at Jubliee Check post will commence.

Having witnessed unprecedented growth in traffic, the Kukatpally corridor right till Miyapur on the Mumbai Highway is chaotic on the main thoroughfare throughout the day.

The Comprehensive Transportation Study has recorded the high pedestrian movement at the JNTU junction at Kukatpally.

The GHMC city planning wing officials said, “The flyover will start opposite the Malaysian township and run across the Rajiv Gandhi Junction for 1 km. This will end before the Railway road over the bridge at Kukatpally. The traffic department has already conducted a survey and based on the increasing commuters the department has suggested to the GHMC for a fly over. The design and budget has been sent to the state government for approval.”

The Comprehensive Transport Study report has also recommended pedestrian subways at JNTU junction, Usha Mullapudi junction and Kukatpally village point as pedestrians are worst hit by these traffic snarls.