Hyderabad: A cable-stayed bridge — that has one or more towers or pylons from which cables support the bridge deck — across Durgam cheruvu at Madhapur has finally been sanctioned.
The 1,048-m bridge will cost Rs 184 crore which will be shared equally between the GHMC and the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation.
This bridge will connect Hitec City and the financial district with other parts of the city and reduce the distance from Jubilee Hills to Mindspace and Gachibowli by 2 km.
The project has been awarded to Metro Rail builder Larsen & Toubro, which is also putting in place the CCTV surveillance system for Hyde-rabad and Cyberabad.
The bridge is part of the Strategic Road Develop-ment programme, a pet project of the state government. The work was sanctioned under Engineering Procurement and Construction.
The bridge will have footpaths on both sides and approach roads from Madhapur and Jubilee Hills. It is expected to ease traffic congestion which has increased due to largescale development in the IT corridor.
