KBR Park flyover works trigger severe congestion on Jubilee Hills roads

Hyderabad: Commuters travelling between Jubilee Hills Check Post and Mugdha Junction (Sagar Society) and TV9 Junction to KBR Park junction (Near LV Prasad Eye Institute) are facing severe congestion as barricades and heavy machinery for the ongoing steel flyover works end up occupying much of the carriageway along KBR Park.

The earth excavation works for at least 10 pillars are progressing at this stretch.

The reduced road width causes traffic to spill into adjoining lanes during peak hours from 8.30 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 9 pm. Traffic police have advised motorists to use Banjara Hills Road No 1, Road No 10 and Yusufguda, but spillover continues on the narrowed stretch and residential roads in Jubilee Hills.

Commuters have also raised concerns over irregular road surfaces beside barricades, poor night-time illumination at sharp turns and the movement of heavy construction vehicles.

“A stretch that used to take me five minutes now eats up several more minutes every evening,” said Rakesh Sharma, an IT professional who travels daily from Madhapur to Somajiguda. He said barricades occupied almost 60% of the road at some locations, leaving little room if a vehicle broke down.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is executing the Package-I steel flyover, valued at about Rs 580 crore, as part of a Rs 1,090-crore elevated corridor extending to NFCL Junction. Civic officials said extensive barricading was unavoidable for deep foundation piling and heavy steel girder launching.

A senior GHMC engineering official told ‘Telangana Today’ that the foundational work was scheduled for completion before the next monsoon and steel structures would reduce construction time compared with conventional concrete flyovers.

Meanwhile, the Hyderabad Traffic Police have deployed additional personnel at Jubilee Hills Check Post, KBR Park and Mugdha Junction to clear bottlenecks. Motorists travelling towards Panjagutta and Ameerpet have been urged to use the alternative routes until piling concludes.