IT corridors to get link roads to ease traffic

Hyderabad: Works for the link road project, aimed at easing traffic in the IT corridors in the city, being executed by the Hyderabad Road Development Corporation Limited (HRDCL), have been going on at a brisk pace. The state government, after reviewing with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and HRDCL officials, finalised 135 link roads with a total length of 126.20 km.

The project has been divided into different phases. Works taken up in the first two phases are underway. As per HRDCL records, under missing links projects (Phase-II), development of 13 link roads is underway at an estimated cost of Rs 298.56 crore. Currently, the 0.75 km Alkapuri Township- Radial Road 5 Narsingi stretch, 1.75 km Dollar Hills- Neknampur stretch and 3.89 km ORR–Lanco Hills stretch are being developed in the Phase-II. Meanwhile, five roads are in the tender stage and preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) is under progress for these roads.