Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad

Outer Ring Road or Nehru Outer Ring Road is a 158 kilometer, 8-lane ring road expressway encircling Hyderabad the capital city of Telangana, India. The expressway is designed for speeds up to 100 km/h.[1] A large part, 124 km (covering urban nodes viz., Hi- Tech city, Nanakramguda Financial District, Hyderabad International Airport, IKP Knowledge park, Hardware Park, Telangana State Police Academy, Singapore Financial District, and Games village) of the 158-km was opened by December 2012.[2]

Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad
Nehru Outer Ring Road
Hyderabad ORR in red
Hyderabad ORR at Narsingi
Route information
Length158 km (98 mi)
Existed2005–present
Location
StatesTelangana
Highway system

It gives an easy connectivity between NH 44, NH 65, NH 161, NH 765 and NH 163 from Hyderabad to Vijayawada and Warangal as well as state highways leading to Vikarabad Nagarjunasagar and Karimnagar /Mancherial.[3] The Ring Road also helps in reducing the travel time from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to cities like Nizamabad & Adilabad as it connects to NH44. The expressway is fenced and 33 radial roads connect it with the Inner Ring Road,[4] and the upcoming Regional Ring Road.

History

The concept of First outer ring road in india was idea of N. Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister in 2001[5][6] with 158 km long surrounding the hyderabad have been proposed to decongest the traffic problem of the metropolitan region and to provide orbital linkage to arterial roads, access to the international airport and to other important urban node. while the land acquisition and construction of first phase road has started under Naidu Government[7][8] and expressway became a reality in 2005 while it is built by HMDA at a cost of Rs. 6696 crores.[9] with an assistance of ₹3,123 crores from Japan International Cooperation Agency.[10]

After Telugu Desam Party government, in 2004 the newly formed Congress government made major changes to the project. The project was completed in 2 phases and is estimated to cost ₹3000 Crores.

  • Phase I – Construction of 14.3 mi (23.0 km) Gachibowli to Shamshabad NH44 (₹500 Crores).
  • Phase II – Construction of 83.7 mi (134.7 km) (₹2500 Crores).

Route map
Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad
Saregudem (NH 765D/SH 6)[11]
 5 
 6 
Kandlakoya (NH 44)[11] (Medchal Road, Nagpur Road)
Sultanpur[12]
 4 
 7 
Shamirpet (SH 1)[11]
Patancheru (NH 65)[13]
 3 
 8 
Keesara[14]
Edulanagulapally[13]
 2 
 9 
Ghatkesar (NH 163)[15] (Warangal Road)
Gandipet[16]
 1 
Musi
Gachibowli
 10 
Taramatipet[17]
Nanakramguda
 11 
Pedda Amberpet (NH 65)[17] (Vijayawada Road, L.B.Nagar)
Toll
 12 
Bongulur (SH 19)[17]
Narsingi[16]
 19
 13 
Raviryal[18]
Musi
 14 
Tukkuguda (NH 765)[19]
TSPA (NH 163)[16] (Moinabad, Chevella, Vikarabad, Road)
 18 
 15 
Pedda Golkonda[19]
Isaa
 16 
Shamshabad (NH 44)[16]
Rajendranagar[16]
 17 

Information correct to 29 December 2019.

Exit & Entry Junctions
The Hyderabad Outer Ring Road
Ringroad towards RGIA

There are 20 interchange junctions on the Outer Ring Road.[20]

  • Kokapet interchange
  • Shamshabad Junction
  • Telangana State Police Academy Junction (TSPA Junction)
  • Nanakramguda Junction
  • Gachibowli Junction
  • Muttangi Junction, Pantancheru
  • Dommarapochampalli Junction
  • Kandlakoya Junction, Medchal (NH44) Nagpur highway (Srinagar to Kanyakumari National Highway)
  • Shamirpet Junction(SH1) Karimnagar State Highway
  • Keesara Junction
  • Annojiguda Junction, Ghatkesar
  • Pedda Amberpet Junction
  • Bongloor Junction


The ORR passes through the villages in Ranga Reddy and Medak districts viz. Ghatkesar, Shamshabad, Tukkuguda, Kollur, Narsingi, Gachibowli, Patancheru, Bowrampet, Gowdavelli, Shamirpet, Pedda Amberpet, Bongloor and Medchal.

Traffic studies
A glimpse of the ORR while heading from Gachibowli towards Shamshabad

The traffic studies on NH 44 and NH 65 concluded that a 4/6 lane road is due. The traffic movement on the existing inner ring road proved that the existing 4-lane road was inadequate. Due to the anticipated growth in the region and the development of proposed satellite townships around the ring road and beyond, an 8-lane carriageway was planned with a design life of 20 years.

The conclusion was to develop a highway with access control provides highway grade separations or interchanges for all intersecting highways. Once it had 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 was access-controlled and limited access was to be provided at National Highway/SHI Major road crossings. A 2-lane service roads designed to carry two-way traffic, were proposed on both sides of the corridor. Low level underpasses were to be provided for connecting both the service roads at every 1–2 km, where the terrain permits.

Opening timeline
  • 14 November 2008: Gachibowli – Narsingi – Shamshabad (for Hyderabad International Airport) (22 km)[21]
  • 7 July 2010: Shamshabad – Pedda Amberpet (38 km)[22]
  • 14 August 2011: Narsingi – Patancheru (23.7 km)[23]
  • 3 December 2012: (part completed in 27 April 2018) Patancheru – Gowdavalli, and Kandlakoya – Shamirpet (38 km)[24]
  • 4 March 2015: Pedda Amberpet – Ghatkesar (14 km)[25]
  • 15 July 2016: Ghatkesar – Shameerpet (23 km)[26][27]

Land Acquisition

The First Phase land required was 750 acres (3.0 km2), out of which the private land acquired was 500 acres (2.0 km2). The land required for Second Phase is about 5,500 acres (22 km2), of which the Govt. land is about 1,000 acres (4.0 km2). The estimated Cost of Acquisition is ₹250 Crores.

Criticism

Much before the outer ring road (ORR) became a ring road, it underwent several changes in the road alignments. Influential farmers and realtors changed the alignment to best serve their interests at the cost of small and marginal farmers.[28]

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh passed a landmark judgement on 9 September 2010 in which the land acquisition proceedings were quashed for various reasons.[29]

See also
  • Outer Ring Road
  • Shamshabad Airport towards Gachibowli
  • Welcome sign board
  • View from Nehru ORR

References
  1. ORR to be drivers delight. Ibnlive.in.com (21 August 2011). Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
  2. Another Outer Ring Road stretch to be opened today. The Times of India]. (3 December 2012).
  3. Cities. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
  4. HMDA seeks approval to work on 16 radial roads. The Hindu (3 December 2012). Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
  5. Network, BD News (17 August 2018). "Vajpayee-era a great chapter, recalls Chandrababu Naidu". Bengal Daily. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ""OUTER RING ROAD TO SOLVE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS- AP CM Chandrababu Naidu". www.timeprojects.net. June 2001.
  7. "Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu announced 8-lane expressway to link knowledge hubs of hyderabad at inaugural function of Biotec India International in Hitex". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. "First phase of the Hyderabad ORR expressway will ready". www.timeprojects.net. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. Archived 6 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Archived 2 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Medchal and Qutubullapur Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  12. "Patancheruvu Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  13. "Shankarpally, Serilingampally and Ramachandrapuram Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  14. "Kisara Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  15. "Ghatkesar Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  16. "Moinabad and Rajendranagar Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  17. "Hayathnagar Manda". Metropolita Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  18. "Ibrahimpatanam and Manchal Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  19. "Maheshwaram Mandal". Metropolitan Development Master Plan. Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  20. "Origin & Destination Matrix, Nehru Outer Ring Road" (PDF). Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  21. "First phase of Hyderabad Outer Ring Road thrown open". Thaindian News.
  22. "For smooth traffic flow". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  23. "Narsingi-Patancheru ORR stretch opened". IBNLive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  24. "Another Outer Ring Road stretch to be opened today". The Times of India. 2 December 2012.
  25. "ORR: Pedda Amberpet-Ghatkesar stretch opens". The Hindu. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  26. "ORR: Ghatkesar – Shameerpet stretch opens". TOI. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  27. "Work to be Resumed on ORR Kandlakoya Interchange". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  28. Money, muscle decide outer ring road course|work=The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (10 May 2005). Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
  29. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) vs Others
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