The Allwyn X roads turns into a ribbon of red tail-lights stretching as far as the eye can see in the evening. It is the same through the day as cars inch forward in jerks, buses block the free turns, auto-rickshaws weave desperately through narrow gaps, and two-wheelers squeeze along the edges in search of escape.
This junction is one of Hyderabad’s busiest connectors, linking the western IT corridor and industrial hubs with the eastern residential sprawl. According to Miyapur traffic police, more than 5 lakh vehicles pass through every day, with jams stretching 600 metres to a kilometre in each direction during the peak hours.
“The road leading up to the junction after Hafeezpet flyover is narrow (about 54 to 60 feet), with no scope for widening, and the number of vehicles is only increasing by the day. When you push these many vehicles into such a narrow stretch, congestion is inevitable,” said Miyapur Traffic Inspector G. Prashanth. “The signal cycle is 180 seconds, with 60 seconds for each side. By the time one side clears, the backlog on the other side has already built up again.
The worst congestion occurs between 8.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m., and again between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. “There are IT employees and other office goers from the Gachibowli as well as the industrial crowd from Bollaram, Bachupally and BDL Bhanur. Many of them are headed towards residential hubs from Ameenpur to Pragathi Nagar. With so many residential complexes along this corridor, locals have little choice but to use the same road,” he explained.
