HYDERABAD: A first-of-its-kind project in the state, an 18.5 km double-decker elevated skyway from Paradise to Kandlakoya along National Highway 44 on the Outer Ring Road (ORR), is set to take shape soon. It will provide the compatibility for a future Metro Rail project on the same pier.
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited a request for proposal (RFP) to select consulting services to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the skyway project.The aim of the skyway is to reduce traffic congestion, travel time and expenditure on fuel, while increasing productivity — keeping in mind a future increase in traffic — thorough connectivity between the core city and the ORR.
The corridor would be designed as a ‘partially-access-controlled highway’, with service roads and grade-separated intersections aimed at segregating the local traffic from the through traffic. The skyway will be a six-lane elevated corridor, with a widening (two-lane/four-lane to six-lane) of the existing road. In congested areas, the existing roads will be made into six-lane roads with a two-lane service road on either side.
HMDA officials told TNIE that the design of the elevated corridor would include a provision for Metro Rail service on the same pier, toll plazas, truck lay-byes, bus bays and bus shelters. The last date for the submission of RFPs is December 12.
A pre-proposal conference will be held on December 3, and submitted proposals would be opened on December 12, they added.
Will have the facility for the future Metro rail project
The 18.5 km double-decker elevated skyway will provide the compatibility for a future Metro Rail project on the same pier. The corridor would be designed as a ‘partially-access-controlled highway’, with service roads and grade-separated intersections aimed at segregating the local traffic from the through traffic
Rs 1,500 crore estimated cost of the project, which will have toll plazas, truck lay-byes, bus bays & bus shelters