Telangana fast tracks ₹387-cr bridge project

Work on the long-pending Balanagar flyover under the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) has been fast tracked and will be completed by August this year, said an official spokesperson. The lockdown has helped the authorities to expedite the work as there has been no traffic flow for the past one month. The work of laying about seven foundations, which could not be laid earlier, has been completed and two more would be laid shortly. Apart from this, land acquisition for road widening has been completed except at small stretches. The HMDA has decided to instruct the work agency to mobilize additional manpower to finish the work before the deadline. The flyover from Balanagar to Narsapur Crossroads is crucial to ease the traffic as well as to reduce road accidents. The total length of the flyover is 1,130 m and the total cost of the project is ₹.387 crore (₹.122 crore for construction and ₹.265 crore for land acquisition), said an official spokesperson.