Heavy traffic chokes a key road in Hyderabad’s Hitec City, Knowledge City, Raidurgam where Cyberabad police are considering introducing paid parking.
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Traffic congestion outside Cyberabad’s IT campuses has come under sharp focus, with the police launching a two-pronged exercise to tackle bottlenecks caused by employee pick-ups and drop-offs, as well as rampant roadside parking by cabs and private vehicles on key arterial stretches.Senior officers have begun extensive ground inspections across the IT corridor to identify locations where office-related traffic spills onto public roads, slowing movement for thousands of through commuters during peak hours.One such stretch is the Hitec City main road, linking major IT hubs such as Raheja Mindspace, Knowledge City and CapitaLand with residential clusters across Madhapur, Kondapur, Gachibowli, Manikonda and Kukatpally. An estimated 5 lakh employees depend on the stretch for their daily commute, making it one of the busiest corridors in the city.Key congestion points on this stretch include Deloitte Drive, Cyber Gateway and the Mindspace Rotary, which routinely witness clustering of app-based cabs, office transport vehicles and private cars near entry and exit gates during peak hours, significantly reducing road space and triggering persistent traffic snarls.The issue is further aggravated by illegal roadside parking by vehicles along adjoining stretches, where drivers frequently park for extended durations while waiting for bookings or passenger calls, effectively turning public roads into informal holding zones.Raidurgam Traffic Inspector Pavan Mayasa said the surveys aim to identify companies where inadequate internal transport infrastructure is contributing to spillover congestion.The official added that while several campuses have sufficient internal space, it is not being fully utilised for vehicle movement. “We are identifying such gaps and urging companies to allow vehicles inside, so they do not occupy road space,” he said.Authorities are preparing to issue notices to companies where traffic congestion is repeatedly linked to employee transportation patterns. Firms will be given time to develop and implement corrective measures, failing which further action may be initiated.
