Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad

Outer Ring Road,Hyderabad, Telangana
బాహ్య వలయ రహదారి, హైదరాబాద్

8-lane ring road expressway
Route information
Length: 158 km (98 mi)
Existed: 2008 – present
Location
States: Telangana
Highway system

Outer Ring Road (officially:Nehru Outer Ring Road) is a 158 kilometer, 8-lane ring road expressway encircling the City of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is built by HMDA at a cost of Rs.6696crores.[1] with an assistance of Rs 3,123 crores from Japan International Cooperation Agency.[2] The expressway is designed for speeds up to 120 km/h.[3] 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.[4]

It gives an easy connectivity between NH 44, NH 65, NH 161, NH 163 and NH 765 from Hyderabad to Srisailam as well as state highways leading to Vikarabad Nagarjunasagar and Karimnagar /Mancherial.[5] 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,[6] and the upcoming Regional Ring Road.

Objective

The road aims to improve connectivity and decongest the traffic flow on the existing major arterials between the outer suburbs of Greater Hyderabad. The state-run TSRTC is planning to build 22 terminals-cum-depots (TCD) along the Outer Ring Road.

The objectives are:

Route map

Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad

Kandlakoya Gap
Gowdavalli (temporary)

 6 Medchal[7] (Medchal Road, Nagpur Road)
Saregudem[7] SH 6 5 
 7 Shamirpet[7] SH 1
Sultanpur[8] 4 
 8 Keesara[9]
Patancheru[10] 3 
 9 Ghatkesar[11] NH 169
NH 65 Edulanagulapally[10] 2 
Musi
Gachibowli
 10 Taramatipet[12]
Nanakramguda
 11 Pedda Amberpet[12] (Vijayawada Road, L.B.Nagar)
Gandipet[13] 1 
 12 Bongulur[12] SH 19
Toll

 13 Raviryal[14]
Narsingi[13] 19

 14  NH 765 Tukkuguda[15]
Musi

 15 Pedda Golkonda[15]
(APPA, Vikarabad Road) APPA[13] 18 
 16  NH 44 Shamshabad[13]
Musi
 17 Rajendranagar[13]

Information correct to 18 July 2016.

History

A glimpse of the ORR while heading from Gachibowli towards Shamshabad
A glimpse of the ORR while heading from Gachibowli towards Shamshabad

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 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.

The project is to be implemented in 2 phases and is estimated to cost Rs 3000 Crores.

The construction started in December 2005. It is completed in a phased manner by June 2016 after delays. But Work is still pending on Kandlakoya gap on NH44 junction at Medchal which is delayed due to court case.

Opening timeline

Under Construction

Exit & Entry Junctions

There are 14 junctions on the Outer Ring Road, they are:

  • Shamshabad Junction
  • Telangana State Police Academy Junction (TSPA Junction)
  • Nanakramguda Junction
  • Gachibowli Junction
  • Pantancheru Junction
  • Dommarapochampalli Junction
  • Shamirpet Junction
  • Cherial Junction
  • Annojiguda Junction, Ghatkesar
  • Pedda Amberpet Junction
  • Bongloor Junction
  • Kandlakoya Junction...

The Hyderabad Outer Ring Road

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.

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 Rs. 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.[23]

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.[24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Archived 6 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Archived 2 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ ORR to be drivers delight. Ibnlive.in.com (2011-08-21). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.
  4. ↑ Another Outer Ring Road stretch to be opened today - Times Of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2012-12-03). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.
  5. ↑ Cities. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved on 2013-12-06.
  6. ↑ HMDA seeks approval to work on 16 radial roads. The Hindu (2012-12-03). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.
  7. 1 2 3 "Medchal and Qutubullapur Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Patancheruvu Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Kisara Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Shankarpally, Serilingampally and Ramachandrapuram Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ghatkesar Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 "Hayathnagar Manda". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Moinabad and Rajendranagar Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ibrahimpatanam and Manchal Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Maheshwaram Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "First phase of Hyderabad Outer Ring Road thrown open". Thaindian News.
  17. ↑ "For smooth traffic flow". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "Narsingi-Patancheru ORR stretch opened". IBNLive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Another Outer Ring Road stretch to be opened today - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "ORR: Pedda Amberpet-Ghatkesar stretch opens". The Hindu. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "ORR: Ghatkesar - Shameerpet stretch opens". TOI. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "Work to be Resumed on ORR Kandlakoya Interchange". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  23. ↑ Money, muscle decide outer ring road course - Times Of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2005-05-10). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.
  24. ↑
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