KTR to inaugurate Chintalkunta underpass today

Municipal administration and urban development minister KT Rama Rao will inaugurate the Chintalkunta underpass in LB Nagar constituency on Tuesday. This underpass is the third project to be inaugurated under Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP) works.

Chintalkunta underpass, constructed at a cost of Rs.18.70 crore, will ease traffic moving from Vijayawada highway to Sagar Road and vice versa.

According to GHMC officials, with rising number of vehicles passing through that road, this underpass will ease the movement of traffic in future.



“According to a survey, 6,333 vehicles pass through that road every day and this number might escalate to 9,843 by 2034. We are expecting 95% traffic solution in that area,” said R Sreedhar ,GHMC chief engineer (projects department).

Its total length is 540mts and width is 12mts. Based on comprehensive transportation study (CTS) for Hyderabad Metropolitan Area, SRDP was formulated as high priority project for the city. The project comprises of skyways, corridors, roads and grade separators as multi-pronged SRDP.