Vehicles navigate a curved stretch of the Medchal–Kompally road in Hyderabad on Saturday (May 30) as construction work continues in a staggered manner across the stretch.

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For more than 1.5 lakh commuters using the NH-44 corridor every day, the stalled and staggered construction of the Paradise-to-Dairy Farm (Suchitra) Elevated Corridor has turned what should be a key arterial route into a daily ordeal.Half-finished flyover pillars rising from the middle of the highway, dug-up service roads, uneven carriageways, dust-filled diversions and bottlenecks have become defining features of the stretch. Long-distance travellers, office-goers and local residents say navigating the corridor has become increasingly frustrating as project delays continue to mount.The situation has worsened near the automobile showrooms at Bowenpally, where construction of the Paradise-to-Bowenpally flyover has entered its final phase. With portions of the carriageway occupied by ongoing work and traffic squeezed into narrower lanes, peak-hour congestion has intensified.

Vehicles navigate a curved stretch of the Medchal–Kompally road in Hyderabad on Saturday (May 30).

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