GHMC Reworks KBR Plan With Rs 1,090-Cr Steel Elevated Corridor

Western Hyderabad could get a continuous elevated road connecting Jubilee Hills Check Post with NFCL Junction, as the GHMC has revised its earlier plans for multiple flyovers and underpasses around KBR Park. The proposed 4.3-km, six-lane bidirectional steel corridor is estimated at Rs 1,090 crore and is planned to provide signal-free movement across five major junctions.

GHMC Commissioner R.V. Karnan, along with Khairatabad Zonal Commissioner B. Santosh and senior engineering officials, inspected the proposed corridor on Monday. Officials reviewed foundation excavations and junction improvement works being taken up along the alignment.

The revised plan follows the successful implementation of a one-way traffic system around KBR Park, which prompted GHMC to reassess the earlier proposals for separate underpasses and grade separators. Pending legal issues related to tree-felling permissions had also delayed the earlier works, while the stretch between NFCL Junction and the KBR Park entrance continues to face heavy traffic.

Under the revised plan, the corridor will be executed in two packages through the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode using steel structures. Package 1, costing Rs 580 crore, covers a steel flyover from Jubilee Hills Check Post Junction to Mugdha Junction. Package 2, costing Rs 510 crore, will connect Mugdha Junction to Muffakham Jah College and include a dedicated ramp towards Banjara Hills Road No. 1.

Together, the two packages account for the total sanctioned cost of Rs 1,090 crore. The six-lane corridor is planned to provide uninterrupted movement across five major junctions while reducing travel time, vehicle queues and fuel consumption.

Commissioner R.V. Karnan said the steel construction method was selected to minimise execution time and reduce public disruption, while the proposed alignment would have zero footprint in the eco-sensitive zone around KBR Park, ensuring minimal impact on the existing green cover. 

The revised design is also expected to reduce the cost of land acquisition and construction. According to GHMC, the unified corridor could save Rs 800 crore in land acquisition costs by reducing the requirement for acquiring high-value private properties, while another Rs 400 crore could be saved in construction costs compared with the earlier multi-component flyover, underpass and grade-separator plan.

The total estimated saving to the public exchequer is therefore Rs 1,200 crore, while providing a longer, continuous elevated connection between Jubilee Hills and the NFCL Junction corridor.

The revised plan replaces the earlier approach of developing separate structures at multiple junctions around KBR Park with a single elevated corridor intended to handle high traffic volumes between the western parts of the city and the IT corridor.