HYDERABAD: In an effort to avoid accidents on the stretch and to impart it an aesthetic appeal, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority had recently started installing LED lights along the entire 158-km-long Outer Ring Road (ORR). With the illumination works nearing completion, the officials are hopeful that journey through the stretch will become safer.
The ORR that was constructed to provide quick access to important nodes in Hyderabad city, has also been acting as a stretch that connects highways and city radial roads, and a bypass that reduces traffic jams. However, mishaps have been common on the road due to poor lighting. Several motorists have lost their lives on the stretch. Apart from the 22-km stretch between Gachibowli and Shamshabad, the stretch does not have street lights on the remaining 136-km stretch.
