Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad
Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad | |
---|---|
Nehru Outer Ring Road | |
Route information | |
Length | 158 km (98 mi) |
Existed | 2005–present |
Location | |
Country | India |
States | Telangana |
Highway system | |
Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad | |
---|---|
Route information | |
Maintained by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority | |
Length | 158 km (98 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Sardar Patel Road |
| |
South end | Tank Bund Road |
Location | |
Country | India |
States | Telangana |
Highway system | |
Outer Ring Road or Nehru Outer Ring Road is a 158 kilometer, 8-lane ring road expressway encircling Hyderabad the capital city of Telangana, India. The expressway is designed for speeds up to 100 km/h.[1] A large part, 124 km (covering urban nodes viz., Hi- Tech city, Nanakramguda Financial District, Hyderabad International Airport, IKP Knowledge park, Hardware Park, Telangana State Police Academy, Singapore Financial District, and Games village) of the 158-km was opened by December 2012.[2]
It gives an easy connectivity between NH 44, NH 65, NH 161, NH 765 and NH 163 from Hyderabad to Vijayawada and Warangal as well as state highways leading to Vikarabad Nagarjunasagar and Karimnagar /Mancherial.[3] The Ring Road also helps in reducing the travel time from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to cities like Nizamabad & Adilabad as it connects to NH44. The expressway is fenced and 33 radial roads connect it with the Inner Ring Road,[4] and the upcoming Regional Ring Road.
History
The concept of First outer ring road in india was idea of N. Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister in 2001 with 158 km long surrounding the hyderabad have been proposed to decongest the traffic problem of the metropolitan region and to provide orbital linkage to arterial roads, access to the international airport and to other important urban node. while the land acquisition and construction of first phase road has started under Naidu Government and expressway became a reality in 2005 while it is built by HMDA at a cost of Rs. 6696 crores. with an assistance of ₹3,123 crores from Japan International Cooperation Agency.
After Telugu Desam Party government, in 2004 the newly formed Congress government made major changes to the project. The project was completed in 2 phases and is estimated to cost ₹3000 Crores.
- Phase I – Construction of 14.3 mi (23.0 km) Gachibowli to Shamshabad NH44 (₹500 Crores).
- Phase II – Construction of 83.7 mi (134.7 km) (₹2500 Crores).
Route map
Exit & Entry Junctions
There are 20 interchange junctions on the Outer Ring Road.[5]
- Kokapet interchange
- Shamshabad Junction
- Telangana State Police Academy Junction (TSPA Junction)
- Nanakramguda Junction
- Gachibowli Junction
- Muttangi Junction, Pantancheru
- Dommarapochampalli Junction
- Kandlakoya Junction, Medchal (NH44) Nagpur highway (Srinagar to Kanyakumari National Highway)
- Shamirpet Junction(SH1) Karimnagar State Highway
- Keesara Junction
- Annojiguda Junction, Ghatkesar
- Pedda Amberpet Junction
- Bongloor Junction
The ORR passes through the villages in Ranga Reddy and Medak districts viz. Ghatkesar, Shamshabad, Tukkuguda, Kollur, Narsingi, Gachibowli, Patancheru, Bowrampet, Gowdavelli, Shamirpet, Pedda Amberpet, Bongloor and Medchal.
Traffic studies
The traffic studies on NH 44 and NH 65 concluded that a 4/6 lane road is due. The traffic movement on the existing inner ring road proved that the existing 4-lane road was inadequate. Due to the anticipated growth in the region and the development of proposed satellite townships around the ring road and beyond, an 8-lane carriageway was planned with a design life of 20 years.
The conclusion was to develop a highway with access control provides highway grade separations or interchanges for all intersecting highways. Once it had been decided to develop the route as an expressway, all intersecting highways should be terminated, rerouted or provided with a grade separation. The proposed corridor was access-controlled and limited access was to be provided at National Highway/SHI Major road crossings. A 2-lane service roads designed to carry two-way traffic, were proposed on both sides of the corridor. Low level underpasses were to be provided for connecting both the service roads at every 1–2 km, where the terrain permits.
Opening timeline
- 14 November 2008: Gachibowli – Narsingi – Shamshabad (for Hyderabad International Airport) (22 km)[6]
- 7 July 2010: Shamshabad – Pedda Amberpet (38 km)[7]
- 14 August 2011: Narsingi – Patancheru (23.7 km)[8]
- 3 December 2012: (part completed in 27 April 2018) Patancheru – Gowdavalli, and Kandlakoya – Shamirpet (38 km)[9]
- 4 March 2015: Pedda Amberpet – Ghatkesar (14 km)[10]
- 15 July 2016: Ghatkesar – Shameerpet (23 km)[11][12]
Land Acquisition
The First Phase land required was 750 acres (3.0 km2), out of which the private land acquired was 500 acres (2.0 km2). The land required for Second Phase is about 5,500 acres (22 km2), of which the Govt. land is about 1,000 acres (4.0 km2). The estimated Cost of Acquisition is ₹250 Crores.
Criticism
Much before the outer ring road (ORR) became a ring road, it underwent several changes in the road alignments. Influential farmers and realtors changed the alignment to best serve their interests at the cost of small and marginal farmers.[13]
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh passed a landmark judgement on 9 September 2010 in which the land acquisition proceedings were quashed for various reasons.[14]
See also
- Unified Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Hyderabad (India)
- Inner Ring Road, Hyderabad
- Radial Roads, Hyderabad (India)
- Elevated Expressways in Hyderabad
- Intermediate Ring Road, Hyderabad (India)
- Regional Ring Road
- Delhi Noida Direct Flyway
Gallery
-
Shamshabad Airport towards Gachibowli
-
Welcome sign board
-
View from Nehru ORR
References
- ^ ORR to be drivers delight. Ibnlive.in.com (21 August 2011). Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
- ^ Another Outer Ring Road stretch to be opened today. The Times of India]. (3 December 2012).
- ^ Cities. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
- ^ HMDA seeks approval to work on 16 radial roads. The Hindu (3 December 2012). Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Origin & Destination Matrix, Nehru Outer Ring Road" (PDF). Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "First phase of Hyderabad Outer Ring Road thrown open". Thaindian News.
- ^ "For smooth traffic flow". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Narsingi-Patancheru ORR stretch opened". IBNLive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Another Outer Ring Road stretch to be opened today". The Times of India. 2 December 2012.
- ^ "ORR: Pedda Amberpet-Ghatkesar stretch opens". The Hindu. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "ORR: Ghatkesar – Shameerpet stretch opens". TOI. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Work to be Resumed on ORR Kandlakoya Interchange". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Money, muscle decide outer ring road course|work=The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (10 May 2005). Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) vs Others