Status of 21KM Express Highway Project from Guchibowli to Shamshabad (New Hyderabad Airport)

Hyderabad - Express Highway to Airport from Guchibowli. October 2008 Status

Recently a news clip in Deccan Chronicle claimed that Express Highway from Shamshabad to Guchibowli will be thrown open on 14th November. Since then, we have received several queries from members to confirm whether this is true and if so whether there would be rise in demand in APPA area.

Based on physical inspection of the work in progress along the route, we wish to allay all doubts! There is a long way to go to reach stage of connectivity. We still believe, that 2011, as mentioned in our earlier reports is the earliest possible target, unless there is drastic change in manpower and equipment moblization.

Low Deployment of Manpower and Machinery

A visitor to the Road Project, will be struck by lack of manpower and machinery. Its, as if the Contractors have lost interest and are just scrapping around. There are bridges /culverts to be made at several places.

At Manchirevula, we expect work to take at least an year with major bridge to be built and even excavation has not been done yet for part of the road.

The Worst Stretch

The worst stretch is from Aziz Nagar to Rajendranagar Hillocks. Here, the Road runs parallel to Himayat Sagar on elevated platform and then enters into the Hill. The Hillocks need large scale rock cutting and excavation, even now. Almost 2 Km stretch is in a very bad shape. We can not expect connectivity unless this stretch is completed since there is no way, a bypass can be built. The Terrain is very rugged with rocks and sloping hills. The way work is going on (at such slow pace), we can not expect this portion to be ready before 2011.

The Hillock Portion of about 2 Kms also would require building of embankments on either side. This could be as high as 30 to 50 feet or more...We do not think that Traffic will be allowed in this section, by Road Safety Authorities, without embankments. There is danger of sides collpasing on to the road. Building Emabankments itself, could be a long, 1 year Project. The embankment work can not be started, unless the entire Hillock area is totally excavated, debris removed and Road levelling done.

No Bypass is possible

The Roads used by Material Handling Trucks are extremly dangerous, narrow and in terrible condition. In fact there is no scope even now to access Shamshabad from Rajendranagar along the Express Highway route, due to the long, Rugged Hillocks, except by walking which is extremely tiring.

Express Highway to Airport. Segment wise Outlook for Connectivity

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