Road over Bridge near Falaknuma Palace thrown open to public
It is set to ease traffic congestion on key Charminar-Falaknuma road stretch
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Hyderabad: A new Road over Bridge (RoB) was thrown open for traffic near historic Falaknuma Palace in the Old City of Hyderabad on Friday.
Hyderabad In-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar inaugurated the RoB, which has been built parallel to the existing RoB.
It is expected to ease traffic congestion on the key stretch, which connects Charminar-Falaknuma road to Chandrayangutta. The 360-metre-long RoB, built for Rs52.03 crore, is expected to benefit hundreds of commuters by reducing travel time and ensuring free-flowing traffic in one of the busiest areas in the Old City. It will connect Chandrayangutta with major areas, significantly improving connectivity for thousands of tourists visiting Falaknuma Palace and Charminar.
It also comes as a relief for commuters travelling towards Falaknuma, Engine Bowli, Shamsheergunj, Aliabad, Chandrayangutta, and adjoining areas. It took four years for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to complete the bridge over RoB over the Secunderabad-Falaknuma Broadgauge line.
The construction of RoB saw many hurdles, resulting in an inordinate delay. It was in 2018 that the Municipal Administration and Urban Development department cleared the proposal for the new parallel RoB.
The RoB is one of the key projects taken up in and around the Old City in recent years to ease traffic congestion.
