Hyderabad: The Mindspace underpass which was inaugurated over the weekend became a point of traffic congestion not only during the peak hours but also during afternoon on Wednesday. The underpass was inaugurated on Saturday by Minister K. T. Rama to provide major traffic relief for techies. Traffic congestion was witnessed only during the peak hours on Monday and Tuesday at the underpass.
However, huge traffic was witnessed across the stretch from Biodi-versity towards Cyber towers during non-peak hours from around 1 pm to 2.30 pm on Wednesday. The traffic from Meenakshi Towers lane joined the traffic at the underpass which came to a halt at the TCS traffic signal. Metro rail works taken up on the stretch has reduced the width of the road further adding to the chaos.
“While we were aware of the peak hour traffic, the congestion that occurred on Wednesday noon is possibly because of the ongoing works,” said a traffic official. “There is certainly a substantial difference in the flow of traffic at the Mindspace junction towards Kukatpally, Hi-Tech City and Gachibowli over the past two days,” the official added. Once the traffic is normalised, the decision to allow vehicles from other routes near Meenakshi Towers will be taken, said the official.
