Outer Ring Road (Hyderabad)
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The Outer Ring Road or ORR is a 158 kilometer, 8-lane ring road
expressway
encircling the City of Hyderabad, AP
, India
. It is built by HMDA
at a cost of Rs.6696 crores. with an assistance of Rs 3,123 crores from Japan International Cooperation Agency
. The expressway is designed for speeds of 120 kmph. It gives a proper connectivity between NH 9
, NH 7, NH 4
and state highways leading to Vikarabad, Srisailam
and Nagarjunasagar. The expressway has fencing and a two-lane service roads on either side.
The road aims to improve connectivity and decongest the traffic flow on the existing major arterials between the outer suburbs of Greater Hyderabad. The state-run APSRTC is planning to build 22 terminals-cum-depots (TCD) along the Outer Ring Road.
The ORR passes through the villages in Ranga Reddy and Medak
districts viz. Shamshabad
, Tukkuguda
, Kollur, Narsingi, Gachibowli
, Patancheru
, Bowrampet
, Goudelli, Shamirpet
, Ghatkesar
, Pedda Amberpet
, Bongloor
and Medchal
.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has passed a landmark Judgement on 9 September 2010 in which the land acquisition proceedings are quashed for various reasons.
s like NH 4
, NH 7, NH 9
and NH 202. The RRR connects Shadnagar
, Kandukoor
on srisailam highway, Chevella
, Shankarpally
, Sangareddy, Toopran
, Choutuppal
and urban pockets in Medak
, Mahbubnagar
and Nalgonda district
s.
In the first draft proposal, it was proposed as Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) but the ring road has been renamed as RRR, covering 290 km.
The traffic studies on NH 7
and NH 9
show that the road is due for 4/6 lane. The traffic movement on the existing inner ring road shows that the existing 4-lane road is inadequate. The anticipated growth in the region and development of the proposed satellite townships around the ring road and beyond, an 8-lane carriage way is planned for a design life of 20 years.
The conclusion to develop a highway with full control of access warrants providing highway grade separations or interchanges for all intersecting highways. Once it has been decided to develop the route as an expressway all intersecting highways should be terminated, rerouted or provided with a grade separation. The proposed corridor is designed to fully access controlled and limited access is to be provided at National Highway/SHI Major road crossings. A 2-lane service roads designed to carry two way traffic, are proposed on both sides of the corridor. Low level underpasses are to be provided for connecting both the service roads at every 1–2 km, where the terrain permits.
The project is to be implemented in 2 phases and is estimated to cost Rs 3000 Crores.
Ring road
A ring road, orbital motorway, beltway, circumferential highway, or loop highway is a road that encircles a town or city...
expressway
Expressway
Expressway may refer to:*Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane dividers, etc., for high-speed traffic*Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road...
encircling the City of Hyderabad, AP
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is built by HMDA
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority or HMDA is the urban planning agency of Hyderabad, India. It was formed in 2008 by expanding the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority...
at a cost of Rs.6696 crores. with an assistance of Rs 3,123 crores from Japan International Cooperation Agency
Japan International Cooperation Agency
The Japan International Cooperation Agency is an independent governmental agency that coordinates official development assistance for the government of Japan...
. The expressway is designed for speeds of 120 kmph. It gives a proper connectivity between NH 9
National Highway 9 (India)
National Highway 9 is a major National Highway in central India passing through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh...
, NH 7, NH 4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
and state highways leading to Vikarabad, Srisailam
Srisailam
Srisailam is a holy town and mandal, situated in Nallamala Hills of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located on the banks of River Krishna, about 232 km south of Hyderabad....
and Nagarjunasagar. The expressway has fencing and a two-lane service roads on either side.
The road aims to improve connectivity and decongest the traffic flow on the existing major arterials between the outer suburbs of Greater Hyderabad. The state-run APSRTC is planning to build 22 terminals-cum-depots (TCD) along the Outer Ring Road.
The ORR passes through the villages in Ranga Reddy and Medak
Medak district
Medak District is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddy is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001...
districts viz. Shamshabad
Shamshabad
Shamshabad is a suburban village and a mandal headquarters, located on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India.There is a railway station at Shamshabad which is part of the South Central Railway, Indian Railways.-Geography:Shamsabad is located at...
, Tukkuguda
Tukkuguda
Tukkuguda is a village and panchayat in Rangareddy district, AP, India. It falls under Maheswaram mandal.It is 27 kilometers away from Hyderabad. The Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad has a major junction passing through this village....
, Kollur, Narsingi, Gachibowli
Gachibowli
Gachibowli is a major IT suburb of Hyderabad, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Rangareddy district. It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City, another IT hub. Both these suburbs lie on the north-west part of Hyderabad city.-Economy:...
, Patancheru
Patancheru
Patancheru also known as Patan Cheruvu, is a suburb in Hyderabad, India and mandal headquarters in Medak district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh located about 32 km from the centre of city on the Hyderabad-Sholapur highway, and around 15km from HITEC City. Earlier, it was the...
, Bowrampet
Bowrampet
Bowrampet also Borampet is a village in Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a panchayat under Quthbullapur municipality. The village is fast developing into a major residential and commercial suburb because of the construction of the Outer Ring Road, proximity to the IT corridor of...
, Goudelli, Shamirpet
Shamirpet
Shamirpet is a suburb and mandal in Rangareddi district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is home to the Genome Valley, NALSAR University of Law, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Hyderabad and Shamirpet lake.-Panchayats:...
, Ghatkesar
Ghatkesar
Ghatkesar is a village and mandal in Ranga Reddy district, located on the outskirts Hyderabad, India. It is on the National Highway 202.-Geography:Ghatkesar is located at...
, Pedda Amberpet
Pedda Amberpet
Pedda Amberpet is a village and panchayat in Rangareddy district, AP, India. It comes under Hayathnagar mandal.-Location:It is 10 kilometers away from Hyderabad city...
, Bongloor
Bongloor
Bongloor is a village and panchayat in Rangareddy district, AP, India. It comes under Ibrahimpatnam mandal.It is 5 kilometers away from Hyderabad city. The Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad is passing through this village and has a major junction located here...
and Medchal
Medchal
Medchal is part of GHMC, Andhra Pradesh, India. It used be a suburban village and one of the largest mandals in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.-Geography:Medchal is located at...
.
History
The construction started in December 2005 during the Congress party regime. It is expected to complete in a phased manner by December 2012.First Phase
The First Phase was built to connect Rajiv Gandhi International Airport with the IT corridor. It was inaugurated on 14 November 2008.- Shamshabad - Gachibowli (22 Kilometers)
Second Phase
The second phase is divided into A and B. This phase, thereby the entire ORR, is expected to complete by November 2012.Second Phase A
- Pedda Amberpet to Shamshabad (38 kilometers) - (completed)
- Narsingi to Patancheru (23.7 kilometers) - (completed)
Second Phase B
- Patancheru to Shamirpet (38 kilometers) - November 2011 (expected date of completion)
- Shamirpet to Pedda Amberpet (33 kilometers) - November 2012 (expected date of completion)
Junctions
There are 14 junctions on the Outer Ring Road, they are:- Shamshabad Junction
- Andhra Pradesh Police Academy Junction (APPA Junction)
- Nanakramguda Junction
- Narsingi Junction
- Gachibowli Junction
- Pantancheru Junction
- Dommarapochampalli Junction
- Shamirpet Junction
- Cherial Junction
- Annojiguda Junction
- Pedda Amberpet Junction
- Bongloor Junction
- Kandlakoya Junction
Land Acquisition
The First Phase land required was 750 acres (3 km²), out of which the private land acquired was 500 acres (2 km²). The land required for Second Phase is about 5500 acres (22.3 km²), of which the Govt. land is about 1000 acres (4 km²). The estimated Cost of Acquisition is Rs. 250 Crores.Criticism
Much before the outer ring road (ORR) become a ring road it underwent several changes, in the road alignments. And Influential farmers and realtors changed the aligned to best serve their interests at the cost of the small and marginal farmers.The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has passed a landmark Judgement on 9 September 2010 in which the land acquisition proceedings are quashed for various reasons.
Regional Ring Road (RRR)
A 100 meters wide (300 feet), 290 kilomter Regional Ring Road (RRR) is planned on the existing road network. It helps in linking major national highwayNational Highway
The term national highway may refer to:* National Highway * National Highway System * National Trunk Highway System or China National Highways* National Highways of India* National highways of Japan...
s like NH 4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
, NH 7, NH 9
National Highway 9 (India)
National Highway 9 is a major National Highway in central India passing through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh...
and NH 202. The RRR connects Shadnagar
Shadnagar
Shadnagar is a town, assembly constituency in Mahabubnagar district in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Shadnagar had a population of 37,529. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Shadnagar has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of...
, Kandukoor
Kandukoor
Kandukuru is a village in the Vemsoor mandal of Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. In the 2001 census the village had a population of 5,212....
on srisailam highway, Chevella
Chevella
Chevella is a mandal in Rangareddi district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 40 km distance from Hyderabad. Chevella town is on Hyderabad-Tandur road route.-Geography:Chevella is located at...
, Shankarpally
Shankarpally
Shankarpally is a village and panchayat in Rangareddy district, AP, India.It is 35 kilometers away from Hyderabad....
, Sangareddy, Toopran
Toopran
Tupran or Toopran is a Mandal in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh, India. -Geography:Tupran is located at . It has an average elevation of 536 metres ....
, Choutuppal
Choutuppal
Choutuppal is a census town and mandal headquarters in Nalgonda district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Choutuppal had a population of 14,071. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Choutuppal has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the...
and urban pockets in Medak
Medak
Medak , is a municipality in Medak District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 100 km to the north of Hyderabad.-Geography:Medak is located at . It has an average elevation of 442 metres .-Demographics:...
, Mahbubnagar
Mahbubnagar
Mahabubnagar or Mahboobnagar is the biggest town in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh, India. The city of Mahabubnagar is located at a distance of 100 km from Hyderabad. Formerly known as, Rukmammapeta and Palamoor, it was named as Mahabubnagar on 4 December 1890, in the honour of Mir...
and Nalgonda district
Nalgonda district
Nalgonda / Nallagonda District is a district in Andhra Pradesh. It has a population of 3,483,648 of which 13.32% is urban as of 2001.-Etymology:Its name is derived from two Telugu words Nalla & Konda i.e...
s.
In the first draft proposal, it was proposed as Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) but the ring road has been renamed as RRR, covering 290 km.
Objective
- De-congest metropolitan area and inner ring road and to meet future demand
- Provide orbital linkage to radial arterial roads
- Development of further satellite townships
- Provide linkage to the proposed MRTS and Bus system
- Provide faster access to the International Airport
- Connect urban nodes like Hi- Tech cityHITEC CityHITEC City stands for Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City, a major technology township which is at the center of the information technology industry in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India....
, Games village, IIIT, ISBIndian School of BusinessThe Indian School of Business is a business school in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. It offers a Post Graduate Programme in Management , a Fellow Program in Management, and a Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior...
, Hardware Park, Singapore Township Financial district
The traffic studies on NH 7
National Highway 7 (India)
National Highway 7, commonly referred to as NH 7, is major North-South National Highway in India that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu....
and NH 9
National Highway 9 (India)
National Highway 9 is a major National Highway in central India passing through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh...
show that the road is due for 4/6 lane. The traffic movement on the existing inner ring road shows that the existing 4-lane road is inadequate. The anticipated growth in the region and development of the proposed satellite townships around the ring road and beyond, an 8-lane carriage way is planned for a design life of 20 years.
The conclusion to develop a highway with full control of access warrants providing highway grade separations or interchanges for all intersecting highways. Once it has been decided to develop the route as an expressway all intersecting highways should be terminated, rerouted or provided with a grade separation. The proposed corridor is designed to fully access controlled and limited access is to be provided at National Highway/SHI Major road crossings. A 2-lane service roads designed to carry two way traffic, are proposed on both sides of the corridor. Low level underpasses are to be provided for connecting both the service roads at every 1–2 km, where the terrain permits.
The project is to be implemented in 2 phases and is estimated to cost Rs 3000 Crores.
- Construction of 22 mi (35.4 km) of Phase-I from GachibowliGachibowliGachibowli is a major IT suburb of Hyderabad, located in the Serilingampally mandal of the Rangareddy district. It is situated about 5 km away from HITEC City, another IT hub. Both these suburbs lie on the north-west part of Hyderabad city.-Economy:...
to ShamshabadShamshabadShamshabad is a suburban village and a mandal headquarters, located on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India.There is a railway station at Shamshabad which is part of the South Central Railway, Indian Railways.-Geography:Shamsabad is located at...
NH7 (Rs 500 Crores). - Construction of 140 mi (225.3 km) of Phase-II (Rs 2500 Crores).