Vehicles moves through limited road space amid ongoing flyover construction works near Khajaguda junction in Raidurgam.
| Photo Credit: By Arrangement
The next phase of the Khajaguda corridor improvement project in Cyberabad gathered pace after the Raidurgam Law and Order Police Station on the Old Mumbai Highway was directed to be vacated ahead of demolition for construction of the proposed underpass. The adjoining Raidurgam Traffic Police Station will also be partially affected by road widening.The development comes as traffic congestion at Khajaguda junction, one of the busiest junctions in Hyderabad’s IT corridor, continues to worsen, with flyover construction, road widening and preparatory works for the underpass together narrowing the available carriageway along the one-kilometre stretch.Daily load of over 3 lakh vehicles at Khajaguda junctionThe junction, connecting Mehdipatnam, Shaikpet, Nanakramguda and Gachibowli, carries more than three lakh vehicles daily, including nearly one lakh during the evening peak hours between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Continuous rainfall has further deteriorated road conditions, slowing traffic movement through the stretch.Three lanes along the road median have been barricaded for the flyover works. On the Shaikpet-Gachibowli carriageway, road widening is under way, while a temporary 15-20 ft lane has been created by allowing vehicles to use part of the opposite carriageway to ease outbound traffic towards the Gachibowli flyover.
