Hyderabad: An architectural competition for the design of bridges on the Musi river in the city that was announced by the Hyderabad Road Development Corporation Limited will close on Monday. The results are scheduled to be announced on November 2, according to the corporation.
HRDCL had in September announced that it plans to construct 14 bridges across the Musi and announced a competition for face development, gateways for the bridges. The proposed bridges include what HRDCL called an ‘iconic’ pedestrian bridge across the river at Afzalgunj.
Each of the bridges, according to the corporation, would represent the diversity of Telangana state and heritage of Hyderabad and be a reflection of the legacy of the Musi river. The bridges are expected to, in addition to improving mobility and traffic distribution across various roads on both sides of the river, reduce traffic distances, help in development of commercial establishments, and property values, reduce carbon emissions from vehicles due to reduced commutes, and encourage tourism.
When completed, the 14 bridges will add to the existing 23 across the Musi. The Musi, a tributary of River Krishna, flows through a major portion of the city over 54 kilometres and is fed with water from the Himayatsagar and the Osmansagar reservoirs built on the Esa and Musa rivers which combine to form Musi.
What’s planned
The list of proposed bridges on the Musi
Pedestrian bridge at Afzalgunj;
High level bridges: Moosarambagh; Missing link corridor no 99; connecting Musa with Imbrahimbagh causeway; Chaderghat; connecting Sun City and Chintalmet on Esa; connecting IRR and Kismatpur Road on Esa at Bandlaguda Jagir; at Budvel IT Parks and connecting roads parallel to Esa; connecting Hydershakote to Ramdevguda on Musa; one parallel to existing bridge at Attapur on the Musi; connecting Uppal layout to south bank of Musi; connecting Pratap Singaram to Gowrelly on the Musi; connecting Hydershakote to Ramdevguda on Musa.
