Construction of a four-lane steel road-over-bridge (RoB) near Lingampally railway station is set to begin soon. The project will connect Gulmohar Junction with BHEL and is expected to benefit commuters in Hyderabad’s IT corridor and western suburbs. It will cost Rs 308 crore, including junction improvements.
Railway authorities dropped the proposed Bowstring structure for crossing the railway span. They opted for a steel RoB after a joint inspection with Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) officials. A senior CMC engineering official said the earlier design had considered the proposed doubling or tripling of tracks at the station.
CMC chose a steel superstructure instead of conventional concrete to speed up construction. The choice also aims to minimise disruption to train services and local traffic. The proposed 2 km RoB, running from Gulmohar Junction to BHEL Junction, will include a two-lane up-ramp from Gulmohar Junction.
After a meeting with the Hyderabad Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (HUMTA), CMC revised the blueprint. It extended the Gachibowli-BHEL arm of the Serilingampally RoB beyond Gulmohar Park junction. The extension is meant to carry Gachibowli-to-BHEL traffic directly and reduce crowding on the existing Nallagandla RoB.
Cyberabad Traffic officials also identified a bottleneck near Taranagar on the road from Serilingampally RoB to BHEL. Under the approved Road Development Plan, the stretch must be widened from the existing 60/80 feet to 100 feet. The estimate was modified by extending the two-lane Gachibowli-side up-ramp towards BHEL beyond Gulmohar Junction. A CMC official said the project is aimed to be completed in two years.
Residents and IT professionals in rapidly expanding Tellapur face delays at Lingampally railway station and its flood-prone underpass. During heavy monsoon rain, the underpass floods, halting traffic and stranding commuters. Reaching Gachibowli, Hi Tech City or the Financial District can take an extra 15 to 20 minutes just to cross the railway track. The RoB is meant to relieve commuters from flooding of the existing road-under-bridge (RUB) and from congestion caused by its insufficient width and height.
