Hyderabad’s Paradise-Shamirpet elevated corridor hopes to ease long-distance traffic

…Once completed, the elevated corridor is expected to separate a sizeable portion of this through traffic from vehicles making shorter local journeys. Regular commuters who observed traffic situation deteriorate “ The snarls continue almost all the way till Hakimpet. It [commute] used to take me 35-40 minutes about four years ago. Now it takes more than an hour! Only after taking the right towards Kowkur does the traffic ease, ” said Mr. Bharat, who works in Begumpet. He hopes the corridor will substantially cut the time he spends navigating the stretch every day. Tito George (32), a resident of Janapriya Homes in Bolarum, has watched the…

…the corridor will substantially cut the time he spends navigating the stretch every day. Tito George (32), a resident of Janapriya Homes in Bolarum, has watched the situation deteriorate over the past five years. “ Traffic has gone from bad to worse in the last five years alone. We are hoping the elevated corridor will finally bring some relief, ” he said. For residents of neighbourhoods along the alignment, the expected benefit is not necessarily about travelling all the way to Shamirpet. Anibrith Bhattacharjee of Lothkunta, Alwal, hopes shifting long-distance…