Hyderabad: Necklace Road under repair, to be ready in three months

The work, estimated to cost Rs 26.40 crore, was likely to be completed in three months, HMDA officials told Express.

The repair work under way on Necklace Road | Vinay Madapu

HYDERABAD: Commuters can soon enjoy a smooth drive on Necklace Road as the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) started to repair the six-km stretch (both sides) amid the lockdown. 

Various agencies had dug up the road at several spots to lay underground utilities. But, the HMDA was now laying a vacuum de-watered cement concrete (VDCC) road for longer durability and water resistance instead of bitumen.

The work, estimated to cost `26.40 crore, was likely to be completed in three months, HMDA officials told Express. The authority was currently milling the bituminous pavement surface and vacuum-drying the freshly laid concrete using an air-tight suction mat.

It was also laying footpaths and cement concrete kerbs apart from a 450-mm diameter RCC storm water drain at flood-prone spots. It started the work a few days ago after getting permission from the traffic police.