Suspension bridge from Kavuri Hills to Inorbit Mall across Durgam Cheru Awarded to L&T

(Excl Ventures News.)Commuters travelling from Jubilee Hills Checkpost to Gachibowli can look forward to a hassle-free ride soon. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has proposed a link road from Road No 45, Jubilee Hills, to Khajaguda Junction to ease traffic on the stretch from Road No 36, Jubilee Hills, till Cyber Towers Junction. Official sources said traffic studies conducted by different agencies have shown that Road No 36, Jubilee Hills, to Cyber Towers Junction requires 12 road lanes to withstand the current volume of traffic. According to estimates, 35,000 vehicles pass through this road every hour.The road is choked during peak hours and work on Corridor III of the Metro Rail has further contributed to the chaos. As part of the link road, the GHMC has planned to construct a 1.58-km six-lane elevated flyover from Road No 45 Junction up to the Durgam Cheruvu suspension bridge which will require the current road to be widened to 120 feet from 100 feet.From here, the road will head towards Inorbit Mall and further to Khajaguda. This 3.6-km stretch will also need to be widened to 150 feet for taking the expected traffic volume. Once the commuters reach Khajaguda, people can take Outer Ring Road at Nanakramguda, Gachibowli, after traveling another 3 km, officials said.

The state government has already okayed a suspension bridge across Durgam Cheruvu which is being constructed at a cost of Rs 184 crore by Larsen & Toubro Limited. The bridge is expected to be ready in two years. �A detailed survey was done for the road expansion project.The proposed link road with an elevated flyover not only reduces the traffic on Hi-Tec City road but also reduces the distance by four to five km as well as travel time. The proposal has been sent to the government for approval,� GHMC commissioner B Janardhan Reddy told TOI. Previous News 30.10.2016: The proposal to construct a cable-stayed bridge (hanging bridge) across Durgam Cheruvu at Madhapur has received the state government''s fi nal nod. An amount of Rs 184 crore has been sanc tioned to build the bridge. As per the govern ment order issued on Friday, approving the bid by MS Larsen and Toubro Limited, Rs 92 crore will be contributed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) while another Rs 92 crore will be contributed by the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC). A defect liability period of 120 months has been decided upon for the bridge, which has been designed to reduce the peakhour traffic congestion in the IT corridor. The idea, say sources, is to reduce the traffic congestion presently being formed due to heavy flow of vehicles between the IT corridor and the Banjara HillsJubilee Hills stretch during peak hours. According to the GO, the hanging bridge will be constructed from Road No 45 Jubilee Hills to Inorbit Mall over Durgam Cheruvu within two years. The tender process required bidders to be experienced in construction of suspension bridge. �The government, after careful examination of the matter, accorded approval for single bid of MS Larsen & Toubro Limited at their quoted offer with a tender contract value of Rs 146 crore and also permitted the commissioner of the GHMC to start the work duly entering into the agreement and to acquire land properties for construction of cable-stayed bridge across Durgam Cheruvu at Madhapur,� read the order issued by special chief secretary to government, MG Gopal. Meanwhile, the process for acquisition of land and properties will start within a fortnight, said insiders at the GHMC. City-based environmentalists are predictably worried over the latest development. �The natural surroundings around the water body will also be disturbed by this project. Any kind of infrastructure should not be located this close to a water body. The state government has to carry out a detailed environmental impact assessment before works to construct the hanging bridge are kicked off. Additionally, the hanging bridge will only increase the vehicular load on city roads.If the state government is really trying to ease traffic congestion, they must focus on strengthening public transport instead of adding more road infrastructure within the city,� said environmentalist Capt Rama Rao.
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