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Info from OFFICIAL PVNR EXPRESSWAY WEBSITE

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority is developing the Rs 439-crore PVNR Expressway, an elevated corridor from Sarojini Devi eye hospital to Aramghar Junction, to provide better and faster connectivity to the international airport at Shamshabad.
The project comprises three main components i.e. an 11.46-km four-lane elevated expressway, a 3.9-km long trumpet interchange and a 62-metre underpass.
The trumpet interchange, a four-lane divided carriageway, is completed. Also, the underpass at Amargarh Junction on NH-7 has been completed and is likely to be opened for public use by January 2009. The Inner Ring Road from Rethibowli Junction to Aramgarh Junction has been strengthened and widened with six lanes.Span Consultants Pvt. Ltd is the consultant for the project, while Simplex Infrastructures Ltd has been appointed as the EPC and civil contractor for the expressway.
The entire project is scheduled to be completed by June 2009.

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that looks like the first areal pic of its kind Hindustani. looks good with lots of work in progress. thanks for sharing.

HYDERABAD: With the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) going bankrupt, the work on the prestigious PV Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway is likely to stop, at least for the time being.

Project contractor Simplex Somdatta is learnt to have told the HMDA authorities that the work would have to be suspended and the staff demobilised from the site if the dues amounting to about Rs 70 crore are not cleared in another few weeks.

The 11.46-km-long elevated expressway from Mehdipatnam to Aramgarh Junction on NH-7 is designed to be the longest flyover in the country and provide connectivity to the international airport at Shamshabad. Recently, the contractor met HMDA Metropolitan Commissioner KS Jawahar Reddy and represented to him about the dues not cleared since January this year. Based on the phase-wise completion of works, HMDA has to release Rs 25 crore a month but has failed to so for three months.

Jawahar Reddy, however, asked the contractor to continue the work and assured that the dues would be cleared shortly. He said the HMDA had approached some nationalised banks for a loan of Rs 100 crore by offering to mortgage hundred acres of prime lands located in Jawahar Nagar and some other places belonging to it.

HMDA officials told Express that the contractor, citing lack of funds, urged the metropolitan commissioner to clear the dues first to enable them to complete the work as per the time schedule.

Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, who had inspected the expressway work a few months ago, announced that it would be opened to traffic at all costs on August 15 this year and directed the HMDA officials to make serious efforts to complete the project before the deadline.

According to HMDA officials, Rs 300 crore out of the total estimated cost of Rs 439 crore has been spent on the project so far. Nearly 70 percent of the work has been completed. The remaining work pertains to 792 segments, 105 spans, 56 piers and 14 concrete foundations.

The sluggish and lukewarm responses to the sale of plots last month drove the HMDA into a financial crisis. Out of the 256 Residential, Group Housing, Commercial and Amenities Plots in different locations on the city outskirts through e-Tendering and sealed tenders, only 14 could be sold with great difficulty and just about Rs 8 crore could be raised from the auction. The response was poor because global recession and the coming elections.

The authorities had expected that the auction would fetch more than Rs 200 crore.

Instead of shamelessly taking credit for good rains and spending crores on advertising and inaugurating unfinished projects like ORR. Why can't YSR have at least one project finished before Congress is kicked out for good?

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HYDERABAD: Hit by a severe resource crunch which has affected the pace of work on the prestigious P.V.N.R. Elevated Expressway, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is forced to rush to financial institutions for help.

To tide over the crisis and ensure completion of the project in time, the authority has approached the Punjab & Sind Bank for assistance of around Rs. 150 crore using its lands as mortgage. The contractor’s pending bills for the works completed so far have already run up to around Rs. 20 crore and an extra Rs. 10 crore is required for settling escalations and other expenditure.

An official pointed out that for clearing pending bills and also to take care of the remaining work, the HMDA needed around Rs. 150 crore and talks were on with the bank. “Once we get the amount from the bank, we will be able to hasten up the work and ensure that the 11.6-km-long expressway is ready by August,” he said.

The initial deadline for completion of the project, taken up at a cost of Rs. 439 crore, was October 2008. Delays led to postponement of the same and during an inspection few months back, Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was assured by authorities that the country’s longest elevated expressway would be completed by June end and made available for vehicular traffic on August 15.

However, the HMDA officials maintain that the work was progressing and 325 of the 328 foundations were completed and so were 291 of the 327 spans. “We have around 63 spans to be taken care of in four months. Six launching girders are operating and about 200 segments per month are manufactured,” says the HMDA Chief Engineer Vivek Deshmukh.

While 291 pre-cast slabs are needed, so far 230 have been completed and 33 of the 36 cast in-situ slabs too were taken care of. The expressway project has other major components of the underpass at Aramgarh and trumpet interchange which have been completed and put to use already.

Hoping it will be completed by August.

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^^ Awesome. Can you please re-size them to 17 inches?

^^ Awesome. Can you please re-size them to 17 inches?

Is that size ok? I have uploaded few more photos. Thanks.

thanks...gr8 updates

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cool pics! Thanks @Vara123 :cheers:

Is that size ok? I have uploaded few more photos. Thanks.
:cheers:

Thanks @ harsh1802, v_reddy and Babji

PVNR Expressway: India's longest Flyover

for the very first time from the top. All 4-lanes. :cheers:

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PVNR Expressway: India's longest Flyover

for the very first time from the top. All 4-lanes. :cheers:

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Wow!

:cheers:

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^^ Looking great. Awesome!

Hope they finish it off properly. Looks a bit rugged.

^^ Looking great. Awesome!...
:cheers:

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Date:24/06/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/06/24/stories/2009062458580300.htm
HMDA clears Expressway dues

Staff Reporter
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has finally managed a brief respite, albeit temporary, as it could garner resources to clear part of the pending amounts for the ongoing P.V. Elevated Expressway work.

The work on the 11.5 km long expressway, country’s longest elevated one, offering unhindered access towards the airport at Shamshabad had slowed down after dues to the contractors piled up to around Rs.50 crore. With near-empty coffers, forced to explore alternates, the HMDA made vain bids of raising funds through auction and then also through mortgage with financial institutions. To bail it out of the situation and ensure speedy completion of the project, hopes were also pinned on the government for help.

Luckily for the authority, payment of development charges came as a blessing and the same was used to pay around Rs.40 crore to the contractors and keep the pace of work on elevated expressway alive. “The development charges payments really came as a boon and we could clear quite a bit of the dues that were pending with contractors. Now that the amount is paid, we asked them to hasten up the work pace,” said an official.

Another Rs.110 odd crore are needed for the expressway which, after earlier delays, was finally supposed to be completed and ready for use by mid-August. However, the progress of work being slack in view of recent developments, officials were forced to revise the deadline. They hope to complete it by end of the year. That too, if the scarcity of funds is tackled in time , they pointed out.

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New deadline for Expressway completion
Source:http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/25/stories/2009062560280100.htm

HYDERABAD: The deadline for completion of P. V. Narasimha Rao Expressway for providing fast connectivity to the international airport at Shamshabad from the city has been revised to October 2. The Expressway was earlier set for inauguration on August 15.

The 11.5-km Expressway from Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital to Aramghar junction has major components including trumpet interchange, underpass and a four-lane divided carriageway and three ramps. Financial crunch faced by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) was also said to be a reason for the delay.

Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy who reviewed the progress of major projects of HMDA on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in completion of the roads connecting the airport.

The HMDA officials said that after the initial setbacks the project suffered due to delay in shifting underground utilities, clearance from defence and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), they were working towards a target of completing the project by August 15. But, since January this year, the project was hit by resource crunch.

HMDA officials sought time till November as all the three sets of ramps at Laxminagar, Upparpally and Aramghar would not be ready. However, Chief Minister insisted that the Expressway should become operational by October 2.

Dr. Reddy also reviewed the works on Phase I and II of the Outer Ring Road and directed the HMDA officials to cancel the contracts if the work was not progressing as per the schedule and award the work to the next contractor as per terms and conditions.

Date:21/07/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/21/stories/2009072158990300.htm
Expressway: all piers completed

HYDERABAD: The last of the 328 piers of the P.V. N. R elevated expressway was completed here on Monday. HMDA authorities said that all the piers have been completed in the project. Only 16 spans of the 11.5 kilometres expressway are to be completed, authorities added. Once the span work is over, the finishing work will be taken up, official said.
some progress that is...

Date:21/07/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/21/stories/2009072158990300.htm

some progress that is...


I went past PVNR Expressway and here are my findings..
1. They are constructing ramps at couple of places near Katedhan, Rethibowli, near musi bridge.
2. Central lighting work looks complete from Masabtank - Musi
3. Finishing work in progress from Masab Tank - Musi
4. Work in progress near Katedhan and may take time as they are too many curves (ones marked in red)

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^^ nice update there Isujay .. Thanks! :cheers:
here is more ...


Date:23/07/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/23/stories/2009072359840300.htm

Expressway to be open to traffic on October 2

Staff Reporter
Three up and down ramps connecting the expressway would be ready shortly

HYDERABAD: The main P.V. Elevated Expressway from Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital to Aramgarh junction would be opened to traffic on October 2. However, the three up and down ramps connecting the expressway would be ready shortly.

The Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy who inspected the project on Wednesday said the work was in progress to meet the October deadline though the ramps were unlikely to be ready by then. Similarly, the first two phases of Outer Ring Road (ORR) comprising 80 kms would be completed by May 2010, he said. For the 11.6 km long expressway work taken up by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) , all the 328 foundations were completed and 312 of the 327 spans were also in place.

While the other components like ‘trumpet interchange’ and ‘underpass’ were already in use, the inner ring road from Rethibowli to Aramgarh junction, to be strengthened and widened to six lanes, was almost halfway through, officials said.

Speedway to airport on Oct. 2
By By Our Correspondent Jul 23 2009 Hyderabad
July 22: The P.V. Narasimha Rao elevated expressway will be thrown open to traffic on October 2.
The state government has asked the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority to complete pending works as early as possible so that the expressway could be opened on schedule.

The minister for municipal administration, Mr Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, inspected the works and expressed satisfaction at the progress and said the government would not allow further delay in the execution of the project. “The expressway will provide better connectivity to Shamshabad international airport and Bengaluru Highway. The project would enhance the reputation of the government since it is the longest flyover in the country,” the minister said.
The minister added that ramps will be provided to enter and exit the elevated corridor at Rethibowli, Upperpally and Aramghar junctions.
Source URL:http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/speedway-airport-oct-2-293
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That looks cool and thanks us2c!

:cheers:

Date:05/08/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/08/05/stories/2009080561630100.htm

P.V. Expressway to be ready by Oct. 2

T. Lalith Singh
HYDERABAD: The main structure of the P.V. Elevated Expressway, the longest such facility in the country promising uninterrupted traffic movement between the city and the Shamshabad airport, would be ready by October 2. Six ramps offering provision for the traffic to join the expressway at different points or climb down, however, would be ready only next year.

According to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), the main structure was almost reaching completion and the finishing works on the 11.66 km long stretch were taken up simultaneously. These include tasks such as median works, bituminous concrete works, lighting and signage on the elevated corridor from S.D. Eye Hospital to Aramgarh Junction.

Launched in ’06: The four-lane 17.2 metre wide corridor divided carriageway taken up with a contract value of Rs.439 crore commenced in September 2006 and uses modern segmental construction method with heavy machinery. As a part of this, the segments are pre-cast, transported to the site and launched using girders. Sitting on 328 foundations and 328 piers, it has 327 spans and will be joined with three pairs of intermediate up and down ramps at Rethibowli, Upperpally and Aramgarh Junction.

The ramp work would be delayed for a few months and the HMDA officials hope to get three of them, one up ramp at Laxminagar for traffic from Toli Chowki and Gachibowli side, and another at Aramgarh junction for those coming from Chandrayangutta side apart from a down ramp at Upperpally for those coming from the airport side, ready by February 2010. The other three complementing ramps have been stalled for want of shifting of pipelines and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) had been addressed on the issue. “These pipelines are coming at alignment point and we have paid the necessary funds to the HMWSSB for the work. They are in the process of calling tenders and once that is taken care, the rest of the work will be taken up,” said HMDA Chief Engineer Vivek Deshmukh.
October 2. :cheers:

Date:05/08/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/08/05/stories/2009080561630100.htm

October 2. :cheers:

But still year not specified.

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getting finishing touches at Mehdipatnam junction. main expressway will be ready for traffic by october 2009.

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getting finishing touches at Mehdipatnam junction. main expressway will be ready for traffic by october 2009.

but the ramps would be ready only by next year :ohno:

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getting finishing touches at Mehdipatnam junction. main expressway will be ready for traffic by october 2009.

Cool! I thought it might taken 2011 to finish this flyover. Thanks to economic downturn and crash in commodity markets which have brought steel and cement prices to sane levels.

I saw that they had painted some sections of the PVNR and I must say it looks pretty good when it is painted!! Hope they paint the whole thing and not skimp out on the finishing touch!

Date:20/08/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/08/20/stories/2009082060290300.htm
Noise barriers for expressway

Staff Reporter
They are aimed at checking decibel levels from traffic
Will keep residential colonies away from noise pollution due to vehicles
Elevated corridor to have view cutters for safety and security reasons

HYDERABAD: Getting ready to open for traffic and offer smooth ride for those commuting between the city and international airport at Shamshabad by October 2, the impervious P.V. Elevated Expressway will sport one more new feature, noise barriers.

Supply: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) which is behind the project has already called for expression of interest for the design, supply and installation of noise barriers on the expressway, which at 11.6 km length and connecting S.D. Eye Hospital with Aramgarh Junction, will be the country’s longest elevated one.

These barriers are aimed at checking the noise levels emanating from vehicular movement at key junctions and thereby make the project more environmentally friendly.

This also is expected to keep those living in several of residential colonies close to the expressway away from noise pollution due to vehicles.

HMDA has asked interested agencies in taking up the work of installing barriers to submit details including a technical concept on nature of noise barriers, material proposed to be used and expected reduction in noise levels.

The proposal for barriers has worked out few busy junctions including Mehdipatnam, Rethibowli, and Aramgarh Junction.

The elevated corridor too will have view cutters in certain stretches of curves and straight portions for safety and security reasons.

The security aspect of the proposal for which expression of interest has also been called by HMDA includes setting up barriers in such a way that a view of stretches of defence area that fall alongside the elevated expressway corridor is blocked.

Builders, flats in airport vicinity likely to get NOC
By By Our Correspondent Aug 20 2009 Hyderabad

Aug. 19: Builders and flat owners of various apartments and complexes constructed in the 20-km radius of Begumpet airport have something to cheer about at last.

The Airports Authority of India has expressed its willingness to give No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to applications submitted under Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS). Though the AAI usually gives NOC, duly following rules, before the construction of the building, in this case it has decided to treat it as a special case and issue NOCs to all eligible cases under BPS, as the State government and High Court have given the green signal to the scheme.
The AAI officials in Begumpet can issue a NOC within six weeks from the date of submission of the application.

There are over 1,500 applications of high-rise buildings that require a NOC from Airports Authority of India and the Fire Services wing of the State government. Though a NOC has to be obtained before construction of a building in 20-km radius of Begumpet airport, a majority of applicants under BPS had not obtained one. When contacted, Begumpet airport director, Mr R.K. Singla confirmed that their officials have discussed the BPS issue with the GHMC. “We have decided to consult our headquarters and start issuing NOCs to all eligible applicants. There are different sorts of height restrictions for buildings that come up within 20-km radius of airport,” he said.
Source URL: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/builders-flats-airport-vicinity-likely-get-noc-233

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^^ thats a beautiful shot! thanks @Hindustani! :cheers:

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Guys, is that an underpass? where that bike and jeep wala are coming?

Guys, is that an underpass? where that bike and jeep wala are coming?

^^yeah! that is 'ARAMGARH UNDERPASS'

Guys, is that an underpass? where that bike and jeep wala are coming?

thats aramgarh junction (NH7 and IRR crossroads)... jeep and motorcycle is coming/going from chandrayangutta to mehadipatnam.. the flyover is turning left towards airport (onto NH7)..

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^^ Nice.

We need more pics of the expressway.

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PVNR Expressway

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:master:All hail pvk !! Excellent job again !

Do we know if they're going to be able to stick to the October deadline that was mentioned ? Also, I'm kinda new to this thread. Are they going to open and operate both phases simultaneously ?

^^ Both phases? I thought it's one continuous expy? How will they inaugurate it in parts?

Cool updates PVK!! :)

I have a question that one of the HYD forumers could maybe clear for me - Mehdipatnam is where the expy starts right? Is this area considered to be a central part of HYD city or a distant suburb?

Because I found it very busy and crowded which seemed to mean it's a relatively important part of the city.. But at the same time it seemed very chaotic and disorganized and so seemed a little rural.. I was just wondering how native Hyderabadis think of this area..

^^ Both phases? I thought it's one continuous expy? How will they inaugurate it in parts?

Cool updates PVK!! :)

I have a question that one of the HYD forumers could maybe clear for me - Mehdipatnam is where the expy starts right? Is this area considered to be a central part of HYD city or a distant suburb?

Because I found it very busy and crowded which seemed to mean it's a relatively important part of the city.. But at the same time it seemed very chaotic and disorganized and so seemed a little rural.. I was just wondering how native Hyderabadis think of this area..

Mehdipatnam is quite close to Central part of Hyderabad areas like Lakadikapul or even Basheerbagh but this area needs some attention when it comes to sanity since there are lot of engineering colleges situated near Chilkur this area is quite choatic with college goers & Business establishments.

^^ Both phases? I thought it's one continuous expy? How will they inaugurate it in parts?

Cool updates PVK!! :)

I have a question that one of the HYD forumers could maybe clear for me - Mehdipatnam is where the expy starts right? Is this area considered to be a central part of HYD city or a distant suburb?

Because I found it very busy and crowded which seemed to mean it's a relatively important part of the city.. But at the same time it seemed very chaotic and disorganized and so seemed a little rural.. I was just wondering how native Hyderabadis think of this area..


At one point it was pretty much on the outer edge of the city, but with the city rapidly expanding, theres been quiet a bit of activity around here. The adv is the proximity to some of the central areas in the city. Definitely it doesnot qualify as any central business area or for that matter any prime area. Other than that, its just another area.

PVNR Expressway
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excellent job, @pvk! thanks for sharing! :cheers:

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^^^
Looks perfect, but why do our Hyd planners always comprise for 2x2 lane roads.. Everywhere.. almost everywhere I go in hyd

^^^
Looks perfect, but why do our Hyd planners always comprise for 2x2 lane roads.. Everywhere.. almost everywhere I go in hyd

from 0 to 2X2 is not too bad, given the economic situation...
just to share my thoughts, there are several elevated roads and/or bridges (across rivers) in and around New York and Newark city areas -
some are new, some are old- but majority of them are 2X2 lane ...

http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/10/stories/2009091059790300.htm

Major part of elevated expressway completed




Main structure to be ready by Oct. 2, say HMDA officials





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3,492 segments of the bridge were pre-cast

Seven girders used for erecting 291 spans


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HYDERABAD: Inching towards completion by the deadline of October 2, the last of the span of the P.V. Elevated Expressway was successfully erected here on Monday.

With this, the major super structure work of the entire 11.43 km expressway, longest elevated one in the country, has been completed.

According to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) officials, the last and the 327th span of the project was erected by launching girder and with that in place and completing the major aspect, other works for readying the expressway offering seamless access towards the airport at Shamshabad from Sarojinie Devi Eye Hospital were on. “The rest of finishing works such as black topping, median kerbing and road signage are in progress,” he said.

Modern techniques


The work was taken up using modern methods of construction and 3,492 segments of the bridge were pre-cast at the casting yards located at Shamshabad, transported to the site in trolleys and erected using launching girders.

Seven such girders were used to erect 291 spans, each span consisting of 12 pre-cast segments, while the balance of 36 spans were done in the conventional cast-in-situ method. While the main structure of the elevated expressway offering express drive from S.D. Eye Hospital to Aramgarh would be ready by October 2, ramps connecting it at different points would take few more months.

Rs.439 crore


Taken up with a contract value of Rs.439 crore, two other components of the project, an underpass at Aramgarh and a Trumpet Interchange were already completed.

http://www.eenadu.net/district/districtshow1.asp?dis=hyderabad#13

Brief Transalation

Trail Run on PVNR Expressway will begin from September 25th. Inauguration will be on October 2nd. Officials are thinking not to allow two wheelers on it.

This is cool.

http://www.andhrajyothy.com/mainshow.asp?qry=/2009/dist/sep/17hyd10

The expressway will be equipped with latest anti glare system to prevent accidents during night times.

http://www.eenadu.net/district/districtshow1.asp?dis=hyderabad#13

Brief Transalation

Trail Run on PVNR Expressway will begin from September 25th. Inauguration will be on October 2nd. Officials are thinking not to allow two wheelers on it.

This is cool.

That's awesome!

:)

http://www.eenadu.net/district/districtshow1.asp?dis=hyderabad#13

Brief Transalation

Trail Run on PVNR Expressway will begin from September 25th. Inauguration will be on October 2nd. Officials are thinking not to allow two wheelers on it.

This is cool.

that link does not work anymore but here is the link that will take u to the article in archives ..

http://www.eenadu.net/archives/archive-16-9-2009/district/districtshow1.asp?dis=hyderabad#13

http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/18/stories/2009091857830300.htm

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HYDERABAD: With the main structure of the 11.5 km long P.V. Elevated Expressway ready and finishing works being attended to, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is planning to allow trial runs from around September 27. The facility is to be formally declared open on October 2. For trial runs, the authorities are against allowing two-wheelers and also heavy vehicles. “The stretch is wide open with couple of sharp curves. Though signage is placed, we are wary of two-wheelers racing around dangerously,” says an official.

At the same time, there are apprehensions over having the heavy vehicles climb the expressway as there are no lay-bys created as of now.

“In case of a breakdown, shifting a heavy vehicle will be an issue as the expressway is 11.5 km long. And in absence of a lay-by, sort of widened section used for emergency parking, the traffic flow could be affected,” he says. The lay-bys could take some time to be in place on the elevated expressway as their design is linked to the ramps. Though the main expressway from S.D. Eye Hospital to Aramgarh Junction is getting ready for October 2 deadline, the work on ramps joining the facility at different points has remained stuck in problems such as shifting of water pipelines and also a place of worship at one place. However, the financial crunch has come to hit the country’s longest elevated expressway even at the stage of finishing works of the main structure. The HMDA has already run into heavy dues to the contractor and bills to the tune of Rs.20 crore are still to be cleared. The work in closing stages could get affected to some extent due to non-payment of bills, officials concede adding that each day, about 60 tonnes of bitumen, each tonne costing around Rs.38,000, is being used for the BT work. This alone comes to around Rs.24 lakh per day and without clearing pending amounts, the HMDA might find it hard to push for faster completion.

Seems like PVNR expressway is finally getting ready .... the last segment was put up ..

Source: ExpressBuzz (http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=PV+Expressway+inches+closer+to+Oct+2+opening&artid=sqaw|VgfOEI=&SectionID=xAV59odivTs=&MainSectionID=wIcBMLGbUJI=&SectionName=BUzPVSKuYv7MFxnS0yZ7ng==&SEO=)

http://www.expressbuzz.com/Images/article/2009/9/11/11closer01.jpg

PV Expressway inches closer to Oct 2 opening


HMDA Metropolitan Commissioner K S Jawahar Reddy inspects the PV Expressway on Thursday.
Hyderabad : 11 Sep 2009 10:42:55 AM IST

HYDERABAD: The HMDA on Thursday erected the last span of the 11.43 km PV Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway. The late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy had instructed HMDA officials to ensure that the Expressway is thrown open to the public by October 2 i.e Gandhi Jayanti day.
With this, the major part of the super structure work of the country’s flyover has been completed.

The last and 327th Span of the Expressway was erected successfully through a Launching Girder.

Works like black topping, median kerbs, road signage are in progress. The Expressway will offer seamless connectivity from the Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Mehdipatnam to the International Airport at Shamshabad.

Hi Guys,
Has anybody been through the trumpet interchange at the airport.
When the airport approach road ends and after that GMR didn't take up the trumpet interchange. It was constructed by HMDA.

You can notice the sudden change in quality of the bridge i.e the trumpet interchange. Really it doesn't match the international quality. You can notice the poor quality of the fencing of the bridge.

My concern is today(9/21) I saw few pics of PVNR expressway on eenadu e-paper and the expressway looks 100% similar to the trumpet interchange bridge that is constructed over NH7. The road fencing doesn't look good. The city flyover fencings are far better than the PVNR expressway and the trumpet interchange bridge.

did anybody notice this before???? Check out the link

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2100/pvnrexpressway.jpg

^^ The whole contract of PV expressway involves the major structure (11.6 KM flyover), underpass at Aramgarh junction (IRR and NH7 Junction) and the trumpet interchange for airport. So, this has been given as a package to one developer. So, i am not surprised that the quality looks the same.

To match GMR's quality takes something. The more i go to the airport, more and more i'm impressed by the work GMR has done. (Not only the airport (external, internal) but also the connecting roads and signages etc..)

In some places the Expressway curves are not smooth.

this is the latest video of PVNR express way which is getting ready to be inaugurated

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this is the latest video of PVNR express way which is getting ready to be inaugurated

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beautiful! thanks for sharing @kranthisb.
if they want to allow 60-80 kmph, then they should as well have the central medians of 2-3 feet high!
a four wheeler at 60-80 kmph can easily climb up the central median of 6-8 inch high (when lost control) and come in front of opposite traffic ... ain't it?!! ...

Awesome video of the expressway ... cool ... this will speed up the time to reach the airport ... are we looking at atleast 30 minute saving by using this expressway ?

here is another video of the PVNR expy which i took when coming back from the airport...

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^^
@ 1:19
Scary. thought you guys would run over him.

Thanks for the video ! Any idea what the pillars starting at 3:30 are for ?

here is another video of the PVNR expy which i took when coming back from the airport...

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Thanks for the video ! Any idea what the pillars starting at 3:30 are for ?

Nice Video @skdubai. It looks like those pillars are for a down ramp

this is the latest video of PVNR express way which is getting ready to be inaugurated

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As I said in one of my posts earlier, It does not have a shoulder on either side except at Ramps. This will cause traffic jams if an accident happens.

Date:27/09/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/09/27/stories/2009092759750300.htm
P.V. Expressway to be ready for use by Oct. 2

HYDERABAD: To ensure that the 11.5-km P.V. Elevated Expressway is ready for use by October 2, the final work in the form of bituminous top concreting of the P.V. Elevated Expressway is expected to be completed on Saturday evening. The rest of the finishing touches are to be given in next two days facilitating trial runs.

According to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) officials, the electrification works are progressing smoothly and nearly 240 of the 320 electrical poles are already in place.

The installation is going on and the entire work is expected to be completed by Monday afternoon. Officials also say the option of imposing a fee for users of the expressway is not under consideration ‘as of now’.

“By September 29, we will be ready in all respects for trial runs and opening and the work is going on day and night,” says HMDA Chief Engineer Vivek Deshmukh. The white washing and other jobs too are going on simultaneously on the facility that is shaped as an elevated corridor from S.D. Eye Hospital to Aramgarh Junction on the way to the international airport at Shamshabad.

However, the proposal on having view cutters to obstruct view of the Defence areas along the longest elevated expressway in the country and also the idea of setting up noise barriers will take few more months. For these, the structure safety is to be considered in terms of the right material for installation of these facilities is finalised. “We have to understand factors such as self load, wind load and ensure that the light material is put for both these,” Mr. Deshmukh explains.

http://epaper.sakshi.com/Details.aspx?id=271345&boxid=139324520

PV Elevated Expressway

Getting ready for inauguration on 02-Oct-2009

60KMPH speed limit ...

40 KMPH near the curves ...

Signages (Speed Limit ... , "Curve Ahead", "Do Not Overtake") and lighting are in place ...

There are about 16 curves on the elevated expressway - at least 3 of them are almost 90 degree angle curves ...

Curve reflectors are arranged to indicate to drivers about curves during night driving ...

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Rosaiah+postpones++Expressway+inaugural&artid=zafT0RAKL

Rosaiah postpones Expressway inaugural

Express News Service First Published : 01 Oct 2009 05:33:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 01 Oct 2009 06:38:35 AM IST

HYDERABAD: The PV Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway which was to be inaugurated on Gandhi Jayanti , i.e October 2, would be delayed.


The decision to defer the inauguration by a few days was reportedly taken by Chief Minister K Rosaiah. The Chief Minister felt that it was not appropriate for him to inaugurate the country’s longest Expressway in the wake of the demise of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in a chopper crash on September 2. Rosaiah felt that the memories of YSR’s death are still fresh and therefore the inauguration could be postponed.

The Expressway would be inaugurated on an auspicious day after October 2.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) officials told Expresso that except for some minor work like painting and fitting of streetlight bulbs, medians, the 11.5-km flyover from Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Mehdipatnam to Aramghar Junction is ready for

PVNR Expressway ready to be inaugurated on Oct 2nd Gandhi Jayanthi ... the article claims that it's Asia's longest flyover 11 km but I doubt it.

http://epaper.sakshi.com/epaperimages/1102009/1102009-sh-hyd-2/D28601920.JPG

Rosaiah postpones Expressway inaugural

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Rosaiah+postpones++Expressway+inaugural&artid=zafT0RAKL/4=&SectionID=xAV59odivTs=&MainSectionID=XT7e3Zkr/lw=&SectionName=BUzPVSKuYv7MFxnS0yZ7ng==&SEO=PV%20Narasimha%20Rao%20Elevated%20Expressway

Express News Service

The PV Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway which was to be inaugurated on Gandhi Jayanti , i.e October 2, would be delayed.

The decision to defer the inauguration by a few days was reportedly taken by Chief Minister K Rosaiah. The Chief Minister felt that it was not appropriate for him to inaugurate the country’s longest Expressway in the wake of the demise of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in a chopper crash on September 2. Rosaiah felt that the memories of YSR’s death are still fresh and therefore the inauguration could be postponed.

The Expressway would be inaugurated on an auspicious day after October 2.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) officials told Expresso that except for some minor work like painting and fitting of streetlight bulbs, medians, the 11.5-km flyover from Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Mehdipatnam to Aramghar Junction is ready for use.

rosham leni rosaiah .. daridrudu ... the reason must have been something else that he is blaming it on late YSR's death ...

Really bad reason!!!!!!!!!!!!

He cannot cause inconvenience to public due to somebody's death!

that has to be the lamest excuse i have ever hears!! if anything it was YS's priority project, which makes more sense to open on that day!

http://epaper.sakshi.com/Details.aspx?id=272093&boxid=149960498

Trial run today === 02-Oct-2009
Inauguration likely: 05-Oct-2009

They can open it to the public on 2nd October and then hold an official opening later on.

BTW the flyover/expressway is looking great.

I would think, the delay is because of the present political situation in AP...
Rosaiah is taking time to consolidate his position slowly and steadily ...

it looks like Rosaiah is finally going to move into the CM's office block on 5-Oct-2009 (auspicious day)
so, officials are contemplating the possibility of having Rosaiah inaugurate the PV EEway on 5-Oct-2009

Minister (Municipal Admin) is likely to meet the press tomorrow and announce the actual date of inauguration ...

PVNR Expressway ready to be inaugurated on Oct 2nd Gandhi Jayanthi ... the article claims that it's Asia's longest flyover 11 km but I doubt it.

http://epaper.sakshi.com/epaperimages/1102009/1102009-sh-hyd-2/D28601920.JPG

BTW, that is the raithu bazaar under the expy in the pic isnt it?

BTW, that is the raithu bazaar under the expy in the pic isnt it?

yeah!!

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/03/images/2009100359630401.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/03/stories/2009100359630400.htm

HYDERABAD: A super smooth drive that gives a highway drive pleasure in the midst of the city is the feeling one gets as the vehicles zoom on 11.6 kms long PVNR Expressway that connects Mehdipatnam and Aramghar on the way to international airport at Shamshabad.

The longest flyover in the country is nowhere near to what we call roads in the Indian context.

It is a pleasure that one rarely experiences on city roads. A few curves apart, which are aesthetically designed infusing lot of comfort, the straight elevated expressway showcases the rapid development of the city on way to the airport and a calm and comfortable driving. The absence of red lights and hindrances in the form of humans or animals make it an enjoyable drive.

It was a similar feeling for the Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Anam Ramnarayan Reddy, HMDA Commissioner, Jawahar Reddy, senior officials and journalists who were on a trip to experience the new flyover that is almost complete and ready to be opened for general public. The elevated expressway touching Mehdipatnam, Rajendranagar, Attapur and a few new colonies before ending at Aramghar will not only cut down the travel time considerably to the international airport but also leave the travellers with a soothing experience.

The Minister said it would be thrown open to the people before Deepavali by the Chief Minister K. Rosaiah. Before that, trial runs would be carried out for a few days to check and plug deficiencies in the construction.

He said a few minor works, which were delayed to due to heavy rains would be attended before the trail runs start. Painting works to kerbs, crash barriers and railings; fixing of signages, electrification and placing the median slabs are to be done and this work would take a few dry days to be completed.

During the trial runs, the expressway will be open only for four-wheelers.

Two-wheelers, three-wheelers and other heavy vehicles like lorries and trucks will not be allowed to ply. The government has spent Rs. 600 crore for the project of which Rs. 439 crore was spent for the flyover construction and the rest Rs.161 crore was used for land acquisition, shifting of utilities, subworks and also as cushion for price escalation.

A four-lane divided carriage way with a length of 11.6 kms is built with state-of-the-art innovative technology by adopting segmental type post tensioned construction of superstructure.

The modern overhead launchers were employed for launching of segments. The corridor is also equipped with necessary instrumentation for monitoring the flyover health.

Other major components of the project include Trumpet Interchange for smooth flow of traffic to airport from Hyderabad and Bangalore side; Underpass on National Highway-7 at Aramghar junction for uninterrupted flow of traffic; widening and strengthening of Atgrade IRR from Rethibowli to Aramghar from four lanes to six lanes.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/03/images/2009100359630401.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/03/stories/2009100359630400.htm

... The Minister said it would be thrown open to the people before Deepavali by the Chief Minister K. Rosaiah. Before that, trial runs would be carried out ...

:)

I thought it was supposed to be opened yesterday?

The flyover will be open for testing by 4 wheelers from 7th/8th Oct.
3 hrs in the morning and 3 hrs in the evening.
And in all these news no credit or mension has been of Simplex Infrastructures. They have done a commendable job.

Simplex Infrastructures has done a commendable job!

having said that, the journalists who rode along with the Minister Municipal-Admin on 2-Oct-2009 have some to say:

1) the road on the PV EEway after Hyderguda is bumpy and uneven

2) starting from M'patnam, the first half of the road is good - on the rest, quality of leveling and finishing of BT works are poor!
lack of time is not an excuse for this - it takes the same time to finish the BT topping (even or uneven) - uneven leveling is a matter of quality consciousness!

3) expansion joints: 20 out of 80 places - they came out bumpy - like speed breakers - for ppl driving at 60kmph - it gives a feel of a speed breaker!
the excuse is that they had to fix the expansion joints before completing BT works - but the point is, there is an error in estimations/calculations of surface levels!

4) last 5 km: railing walls and median devider - not aligned properly - they came out zig-zag - not good finishing!
if a vehicle loses control and hits the railings, it gets stuck there and takes the full impact (could become fatal!) instead of rubbing along the railings before coming to halt...

5) for the country's longest EEway - for the Hyd' prestigious infra show piece - such lapses in finishing - glaring reminders of our quality consciousness - or lack of it!

congratulations to Simplex Infrastructures for the successful completion of this prestigious project!!

btw, these are some of the issues - the officials wanted to address to the extent possible - before it is fully opened for public!

the BT work till M'patnam is ok coz it has been driven upon by the various vehicles used by the workers.. BT works requires some continous sunlight and driven upon by vehicles to fill the voids and make it good.. there has been continuous rains last days which has also impacted on the condition..it was earlier said that works was still required on railings and crash barriers.. and bout those expansion joints.. you will always see them when there is such a length of construction even on some other massively built flyovers..not a big deal..
that journalist ( Sakhshi TV) was what i think bought out by the rivals..theres always criticism...you need to learn from it..

the BT work till M'patnam is ok coz it has been driven upon by the various vehicles used by the workers.. BT works requires some continous sunlight and driven upon by vehicles to fill the voids and make it good.. there has been continuous rains last days which has also impacted on the condition..it was earlier said that works was still required on railings and crash barriers.. and bout those expansion joints.. you will always see them when there is such a length of construction even on some other massively built flyovers..not a big deal..
that journalist ( Sakhshi TV) was what i think bought out by the rivals..theres always criticism...you need to learn from it..
if 20 out of 80 expansion joints finished with uneven levels - how do you justify that ...
i drive on the bridges built several decades ago - some of them are built over 20 feet of water under them and about 30 feet of clearance to allow ships to sail below -
not even one of them have bumpy/uneven level finishing!
the road-cum-rail bridge built over the river Godawari btn Kovvur and Rajahmundry (AP) - finished in 1975 with expansion joints - not even one bumpy joint!

its obvious they would be done right...its just that they are over exaggerating...they just want to show the negative sides...

if 20 out of 80 expansion joints finished with uneven levels - how do you justify that ...
i drive on the bridges built several decades ago - some of them are built over 20 feet of water under them and about 30 feet of clearance to allow ships to sail below -
not even one of them have bumpy/uneven level finishing!
the road-cum-rail bridge built over the river Godawari btn Kovvur and Rajahmundry (AP) - finished in 1975 with expansion joints - not even one bumpy joint!

Now we hear about the bumps/Uneven Levels/ Poor quality of PVNR Expressway. But for last few years we heard these things from almost n all the Projects.

Earlier contractors were different from politicians. In the last 5 year 90% of the Politicians have become as contractors either directly or indirectly. And also All the departments were screwed by the Govt. So What kind of quality can we expect from them? Good to see that you also started questioning about the poor quality/delays/not Implementing the Projects.

Now we hear about the bumps/Uneven Levels/ Poor quality of PVNR Expressway. But for last few years we heard these things from almost n all the Projects.

Earlier contractors were different from politicians. In the last 5 year 90% of the Politicians have become as contractors either directly or indirectly. And also All the departments were screwed by the Govt. So What kind of quality can we expect from them? Good to see that you also started questioning about the poor quality/delays/not Implementing the Projects.

Yes. I have been crying out loud on this forum about poor quality of roads for sometime now.

Even ORR has a pathetic quality, every work of congress party is now a crorepati. To give an example a congress guy in our area who use to make few thousand few years back is now a millionaire who own many commercial complexes.

While rest of world and India is talking about drip irrigation and water conservation using cost effective techniques, we have sent 35000 crore rupees into the drain in the name of Jala Yagnyam.

hey.. i dun like the cong. govt either, but i do not agree with you about the ORR... What i saw of it was pretty damn good (except for the places where they are still working)..

hey.. i dun like the cong. govt either, but i do not agree with you about the ORR... What i saw of it was pretty damn good (except for the places where they are still working)..

Hi skdubai,

Which part of ORR did you see?

In the Pictures ORR Phase – IIA (Shamshabad to Tukkuguda stretch) is very impressive.

What about ORR Phase – I (Gachibowli to Shamshabad) quality and when ORR Phase – I including service roads, bridges and flyovers will be completed?

Thanks,
Vara

I went on Phase 1 i guess... i went from Kukkatpally to Shamshabad airport and used the ORR. The road was very smooth (where it was finished). There is a looot of work still do to be done and so there are a lot of diversions etc, basically it is excellent in patches and horrible in patches (which i assume will be fixed when it is actually done)

Is that ORR Phase2 stretch already put into operation ?

I went on Phase 1 i guess... i went from Kukkatpally to Shamshabad airport and used the ORR. The road was very smooth (where it was finished). There is a looot of work still do to be done and so there are a lot of diversions etc, basically it is excellent in patches and horrible in patches (which i assume will be fixed when it is actually done)

Thanks for the Update. You are right. The Gachibowli to Shamshabad stretch is ORR Phase -I. Good news is that ORR Quality is good. Bad news is that it will not be completed for next two years or so, if the phase of constructions goes as the way it is now.

But my hope is that after Phase-II A becomes Operational, those BOT concessionaires will put pressure on the Government to force the Phase-I Contractors to complete it ASAP.

Is that ORR Phase2 stretch already put into operation ?

No. It will be Operational around March 2010.

Source: Deccan Chronicle (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/temple-manuscripts-damaged-684)

You can get on it, not off

October 8th, 2009
By Our Correspondent



Hyderabad
Oct. 7: The PV Narasimha Rao elevated expressway is likely to be thrown open for vehicular traffic on or before Diwali, without the complementary infrastructure like the up and down ramps on the longest flyover in the country. So, think twice before taking it as you cannot get down the flyover till you have travelled the full 11.6 km distance in case you want to turn back midway.

From the city, the expressway begins at SD Eye Hospital near Masab Tank and lands on the Bengaluru highway at Aramgarh Junction. Three ‘up ramps’ and 3 ‘down ramps’ were to be constructed after every 3-odd kilometres on either side of the flyover to allow public to either get down or get on to the expressway. But, they are yet to be completed.

The ramp construction is likely to be completed only by March next year and till then it will be a one-way journey on the flyover, both sides. Problems pertaining to acquisition of land, shifting of statues and public utilities like electricity sub-stations, Krishna main water pipeline and a religious structure have delayed the construction of the ramps. In view of the problem, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to issue a public notification informing that there will be no provision to get down the flyover until ramps are in place.

The HMDA has also decided to disallow two-wheelers and autorickshaws on the flyover. Only cars and buses heading towards Bengaluru highway, mainly the airport, would be advised to take the flyover.

“The purpose of providing faster connectivity will be defeated when slow-moving vehicles are allowed on the flyover,” an official said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Expressway-in-name-row/articleshow/5118037.cms

As the city desperately awaits a faster link to the Rajiv Gandhi airport in Shamshabad, it turns out that a political hitch is

holding up the inauguration of the P V Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway.

Constructed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), the 11.6 km-long six-lane expressway from Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital to Aramgarh would facilitate a faster and smoother ride to the airport and shorten the travel time from the airport to the city by as much as 30-40 minutes.

But despite the expressway being ready almost 10 days ago, it appears that there is a covert operation to get it renamed after the late chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. YSR had given October 2 as the deadline for the completion of the project. But despite it being ready by that time, the expressway has not been thrown open to public as yet.

On October 2, the scheduled date of inauguration, municipal administration minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy had told the media that the inauguration was getting held up because of some leftover works like painting, signage and load test. However, HMDA chief engineer Vivek Deshmukh told TOI on Monday that all works were completed and the expressway was fully ready for inauguration.

In the forefront of the opposition to the naming of the expressway after Narasimha Rao is the MIM. “Our party has already conveyed our protest on naming the expressway after P V Narasimha Rao as he was responsible for the Babri Masjid demolition. We will continue to oppose as long as the name is not changed. We have proposed that the expressway be named after Rajasekhara Reddy who is a great leader,” MIM floor leader and Chandrayangutta MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi told TOI. Though the expressway was christened after Narasimha Rao and works started way back in 2006, the MIM found it fit to oppose it being named after the former prime minister only now. “There appears to be a concerted campaign to get the expressway named after YSR,” one official said.

Due to the controversy over the name delaying the inauguration of the expressway, the general public is being deprived of the comfort of using the flyover for the past 10 days. Works on the expressway were started in September 2006 and it was supposed to have been completed in 26 months at a cost of Rs 600 crore including land acquisition. But it got delayed for several months and was finally ready 10 days ago.

The state claims now that it will be opened by Diwali but with the MIM firm on its opposition to the expressway under the present name, it looks highly doubtful.

WTF!! It already took 3 years for them to complete now they want to have lame excuse for renaming the expressway.I want this MIM to be thrown out of Hyderabad since they are unfit to be called as MLA's or MP's they did minute for the city.

I think hyderabadis shud open it by themselves like Delhites opened a flyover that also faced political problems in opening it.

Of all, why 'speed breakers' on an expressway ???? rosi thatha playing games :bash:

Source: Express

Expressway ready and waiting for Rosaiah


http://www.expressbuzz.com/Images/article/2009/10/14/14oct_pv.jpg
PV Elevated Expressway Arch near Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital.

Express News ServiceFirst Published : 14 Oct 2009 01:39:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 14 Oct 2009 09:05:48 AM IST

HYDERABAD: The P V Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway stretching from Sarojini Devi Road, Mehdipatanam to Aramghar Junction has been completed and is ready to ply.


The 11.5-km long flyover is said to be the longest flyover in the country and is waiting for inauguration by Chief Minister K Rosaiah.

Until the inauguration, the Expressway would not be open to the public. The Expressway has been constructed to provide easy connectivity to the international airport, which is located about 22 km away from the city.

Talking to Expresso, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) officials said that the minor protection works like signages, speed breakers, railings, streetlights, placing of median slabs, hazard markers and bitumen surface have been completed. The HMDA had earlier proposed a trial run before the inauguration but does not find it necessary anymore.

A few days ago, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD), Anam Ramanarayana Reddy said that it would be inaugurated before Diwali.

A four-lane divided carriageway, 11.6-km long has been built with state-of-the-art technology. The other major components of the project like Trumpet Interchange, Underpass on National Highway-7 at Aramghar Junction, widening and strengthening of Atgrade IRR from Rethibowli to Aramghar from four lanes to six lanes have been completed

Finally the flyover will be thrown to traffic next monday ! :cheers:


Source: Deccan (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/flyover-airport-monday-263)



Flyover to airport on Monday

October 16th, 2009
By Our Correspondent


Hyderabad
Oct. 15: The 11.6-km-long P.V. Narasimha Rao elevated expressway will be thrown open for vehicular traffic on October 19. The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, will inaugurate the flyover which is the country’s longest.

It took more than three years for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) to complete the flyover by spending Rs 450 crore.

The flyover will provide faster connectivity to the international airport at Shamshabad from the city as it will enable uninterrupted travel from Masab Tank up to Aramgarh junction, touching the National Highway No. 9.
“It will be inaugurated on Monday, although works such as construction of ramps are yet to begin,” said the municipal administration and urban development minister, Mr Anam Ramanarayan Reddy.

The HMDA has requested APTransco and Central Discom to ensure that the streetlights on the expressway are exempted from power shutdowns as vehicles will be travelling on it at around 60 km per hour.

“We are also setting up a generator to ensure uninterrupted power supply to streetlights,” said the HMDA chief engineer, Mr Vivek Deshmukh. He said two and three wheelers will not be allowed.

:)cool

:cheers:...any idea on when the remaining ramps will be completed ?

India’s longest flyover to be thrown open by Diwali

Source: The Hindu (http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article34289.ece)

http://beta.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00008/ARV_HYD_FLYOVER_8169f.jpg

The flyover, which has been constructed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, will be named after former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf

The 11.6 km elevated corridor, considered as the longest flyover in India connecting the state capital to the new airport, is expected to be thrown open for vehicular traffic by Diwali.

The Rs-600 crore expressway, which passes through various congested routes, would provide faster and hassle-free travel to new Shamshabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, which is 27 km away from the city.

“The four-lane divided carriage way with length of 11.6 km is built with state-of-the-art innovative technology by adopting segmental type post tensioned construction of super structure,” Minister for Municipal Administration, Anam Ramnarayan Reddy told reporters.

The trial runs are being carry out on the flyover before its inauguration by the Chief Minister K Rosaiah next week.

The flyover, which has been constructed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, will be named after late Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao.

The actual cost of the flyover is estimated to be Rs 439 crore while Rs 161 crore spent in acquiring lands for shifting of utilities, HMDA Commissioner Jawahar Reddy said.

:cheers:...any idea on when the remaining ramps will be completed ?

Optimistically, another 8 - 12 months

What's that which already fell to the ground .. oops! to the bridge ... and hanging in the picture above ...

that must be little old pic while the construction was in final stages ...

Of all, why 'speed breakers' on an expressway ???? rosi thatha playing games :bash:



The speed breakers might be present only at dangerously sharp turns or at some places where ramps merge with main carriageway at large angles.

Even this exit ramp on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway has speed breakers because vehicles travelling at a speed of 100 have to suddenly confront such a sharp turn. (The image is cross-posted from a Delhi thread, scroll if needed)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8519/delhiflyoverdrravi.jpg

^^Makes sense to hv speedbreakers on ramps ... but for now there is only one exit one ramp right on the pvnr ? Does this mean that there will be speedbreakers while getting off of the expwy at Aramgarh ? hope they will provide smooth merging on to NH7 instead of a bumpy one.

^^Makes sense to hv speedbreakers on ramps ... but for now there is only one exit one ramp right on the pvnr ? Does this mean that there will be speedbreakers while getting off of the expwy at Aramgarh ? hope they will provide smooth merging on to NH7 instead of a bumpy one.


There are two or three 90 degree curves through out the 11.2 KM length of expressway and the speed breakers are to control the speed before someone navigates through these curves. I don't think there will be any speed breakers on exit or entry ramp as these ramps are not expected to have 90 degree curves.

Source: Deccan Chronicle (http://www.decan.com)
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/files/imagecache/322X222/files/gallery/The-country’s-longest-f191009020802.jpg

The country’s longest flyover, the 11.6-km PVN Expressway, will be inaugurated by chief minister K. Rosaiah in Hyderabad on Monday. The flyover has been built at a cost of over Rs 600 crore. With ramps to get off the flyover not yet ready, one has to drive the entire length to return.

60 kmph speed limit?? that is bogus man. but i guess i'll be happy if i don't see push cart vendors trying to sell coconut water and samosas on it, but then again i won't be, it means democracy has failed in our country. people should be allowed to sell samosas whereever and whenever they want to.

Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/19/stories/2009101959040300.htm)

Speed limit on Elevated Expressway 60 kmph


No entry for two wheelers, autos, goods vehicles

HYDERABAD: The maximum speed limit on the P.V. Expressway, which will be thrown open for airport bound vehicular traffic on Monday, is 60 km/hour for light motor vehicles.

As the carriageway of the expressway narrows down from two lanes (7.5 metres width) to one-and-half lane (6 metres width) at Laxminagar, Upparpally and Shivrampally, the maximum speed at these turnings has been restricted to 40 km/hour.

Overtaking at these narrow carriageways along with parking on the flyover has been strictly prohibited, said City Police Commissioner B. Prasada Rao here on Sunday.

Entry for cyclists, two and three-wheelers, three and four-wheeled seven seaters, pushcarts and bullock carts are prohibited on the flyover. All the goods vehicles, including light, medium and heavy vehicles, will also be not allowed.

The restrictions come into force from October 19, Mr. Rao said. He suggested drivers to take note of the sign boards installed on the flyover with regard to the speed limits, curves, narrow gaps and other safety aspects.

Cyberabad Police Commissioner S. Prabhakar Reddy said gaps between the medians are provided at Laxminagar, Hyderguda and Shivarampally to handle emergency situations.

In case of accidents or emergency assistance, commuters can dial 100 or police officials numbers displayed on separate boards put up along with sign boards.

:banana:

http://epaper.eenadu.net/pdf/2009/10/19/20091019b_003102002.jpg

In today's Sakshi newspapaer ...

http://epaper.sakshi.com/epaperimages/19102009/19102009-sh-hyd-5/D28596444.JPG

hmm no signs in hindi. i thought all states were supposed to use english, local and hindi in their signages.

hmm no signs in hindi. i thought all states were supposed to use english, local and hindi in their signages.

I don't think there is any such provisions from legal/constitutional/ governmental policy perspectives

MIM is becoming more and more Talebanized by Owaisi.

"The Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), a powerful Muslim political party, today boycotted inauguration of the country’s longest flyover here, opposing its naming after former Prime Minister late PV Narasimha Rao.

The MIM, which represents Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency and has seven MLAs in the 294-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly, blames the former Prime Minister for demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992.

“We feel Narasimha Rao had hurt the sentiments of Muslims as he was at the helm of the country when Babri Masjid was demolished,” the MIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said.

The MIM, which has strong presence in old city areas, demanded that the 11.63-km long flyover, connecting the city to the international airport, be named after former Chief Minister late YS Rajasekhar Reddy.

With the government rejecting its demand, the MIM boycotted the inauguration function. The Chief Minister K Rosaiah formally inaugurated the flyover, christened as PVNR Expressway. The Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy and several state ministers were present on the occasion.

Built at a cost of Rs 600 crore in three years, it is India’s longest elevated corridor that helps cut down the travel time to the international airport by 30 to 40 minutes.

The 17.2-metre-wide, four-lane elevated expressway starts at Mehdipatnam in the heart of the city and lands at Aramghar Junction on Hyderabad-Bangalore Highway to join an underpass en route to Rajiv Gandhi International airport.

Built by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) using state-of-the-art segmental construction technology, the elevated corridor ensures smooth and uninterrupted flow of airport-bound traffic, allowing a maximum speed of 100 kmph.

The Expressway, which encompasses 327 spans, was one of the dream projects of YSR who died in a helicopter crash last month.

The city police has prohibited entry of two-wheelers, three-wheelers, goods vehicles and slow-moving vehicles on the flyover.".

Here is the aerial view of trumpet interchange which is also part of PVNR expressway.

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/93686dc3fd.jpg

That looks like the interchange near Shamshabad airport. If yes, looks like the upper portion of the interchange was done by GMR if I'm not wrong ... the lower portion which still is indicated as being in development is, I guess, part of ORR.

That looks like the interchange near Shamshabad airport. If yes, looks like the upper portion of the interchange was done by GMR if I'm not wrong ... the lower portion which still is indicated as being in development is, I guess, part of ORR.

No, The trumpet interchange was not taken up by GMR. It was part of PVNR expressway and was taken up by simplex constructions.

Source: Economic Times (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowpics/5139899.cms)

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/photo/5139895.cms

Date:20/10/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/20/stories/2009102058630300.htm

Cruise along 11.66 km in about 10 minutes!
Abhijit Dev Kumar

Hyderabad: It’s a rare experience to hear the hum of the tyres on city roads where the average speed is around 14 kmph in the State capital. But that is history now.

After the PVNR Elevated Expressway was thrown open on Monday night, it was not just airport bound vehicles that took the road, but also dozens of cars and SUVs driven by curious citizens of Hyderabad.

Driving on the expressway was an experience in itself as a smooth ride lay ahead, save for a few curves. On the well-lit expressway, every driver seemed determined to step on the accelerator. As gears shifted into overdrives, roaring SUVs zipped past, so did little Marutis and Indicas. It was as if everyone was bent on breaking the 60 kmph speed limit.

Those who came for a pleasure ride were the most amazed lot, as they stared at the humming traffic zipping past. For those living in the nearby apartments or colonies, it was time to take a post-dinner drive along the road.

Cruising along the road, one would realise suddenly that honking is practically nil. From S.D. Eye Hospital it would take hardly two minutes to reach Rethibowli, but the vehicles are forced to slow down because of the sharp curve. With parts of the flyover, especially the landings yet to be completed, authorities concerned have put up rubber speed breakers and crash barriers at places near Rajendranagar, Upparpally and Attapur junction. As the flyover ends, another speed breaker is placed at the sharp bend just before Aramgarh.

While care was taken to keep the roads as smooth as possible, some parts of the stretch have bumpy surfaces. But who cares for a few bumps, when someone has the luxury of travelling the entire 11.66 km stretch in just about 10 minutes!


Expressway to fun!
By By Our Correspondent Oct 20 2009

Move over Necklace road, Tank Bund and Shamirpet. With the swanky new P.V. Narasimha Rao Expressway finally here, speed freaks and long-drive lovers in the city have a new destination to head to!

From hanging out near the flyover to simply “check the scene out” just before the official inauguration, to revving their engines, hoping to be first ones to get on to the expressway as soon as it opens to the public, young speed freaks in fancy cars confessed they couldn’t wait for the 11-km drive. While some Hyderabadis already had their first taste of driving on the country’s “longest flyover”, others are busy getting their plans in place.

Says Fawad Khan, an engineering student, “Thanks to the international airport, the Shamshabad area has been spruced up and looks great. In fact, it’s one of the best places we have. We like going there on long drives, but the choc-a-block traffic in Mehdipatnam and L.B. Nagar were major deterrents. Hopefully, the expressway will solve all these issues and we can zip over to the airport and back any time we want to.”

Nitika Kedia, an IT employee who loves going on long drives, couldn’t agree more. bored of the usual Madhapur and Gachibowli route, she says, “How often can you drive around the same place? While Shamshabad is pretty, the traffic was always such a turn-off. the new flyover promises to make long drives much more fun.”

A road devoid of autorickshwas is like a dream come true, says Mohammed Rashid, a finance executive who just moved to the city. “After driving on the broad, jam-free Middle-East roads, venturing out in the Hyderabad traffic was a headache. I have been itching to hit the road with my SUV, and I think this expressway is my best bet. Thankfully, two -wheelers too won’t be allowed — young bikers can be quite dangerous on such fast-track roads.”

Proud to “show off” this latest addition to the city’s “it list” to her friends from Mumbai, Akshara Reddy, a young medico who is a “true blue Hyderabadi, says, “I checked out the sea-link in Mumbai and wasn’t impressed. I can’t wait for my Mumbai buddies to take a dekko of our expressway. It’s the best!”


Date:20/10/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/20/stories/2009102059450500.htm

Rosaiah inaugurates Expressway
Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: Cutting travel time and offering a seamless traffic movement between the city and the international airport at Shamshabad, the 11.66 km long P.V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister K. Rosaiah here on Monday.

Speaking at the inauguration, Mr. Rosaiah described the country’s longest elevated expressway as realisation of a dream that his predecessor Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy nurtured three years back. “He dreamt boldly on having such infrastructure and chose to name after the former Prime Minister who carved a place for himself in the history as a reformer,” he said.

In his address, Union Minister for Urban Development, S. Jaipal Reddy described Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy as a Chief Minister who dreamt big for the State and who could come up with projects such as the elevated expressway.

Source URL: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/expressway-fun-041

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xHCIGUiikY



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJeKnlYTbZw&feature=player_embedded#

Hi Guys,
Now it's time to put pressure on the govt. to complete at least the ORR Phase I at the same pace of PVNR expressway. The phase II A is progressing far better compared to phase I.

Nobody in the recent past has expressed dissatisfaction about the progress of the Phase I.

It's almost one year after the inauguration of ORR phase I and still 50% of the work is not finished.

i like the single file string of black Scorpios on the expressway, in post #122. You would think it was a cavalcade of some kind.

In todays Sakshi paper ...

http://epaper.sakshi.com/epaperimages/20102009/20102009-sh-hyd-1/D28597928.JPG

seems there are couple dangerous spots on the expressway ...

http://epaper.sakshi.com/epaperimages/20102009/20102009-sh-hyd-9/D28595296.JPG

More.....

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/623/cmingugurates2019.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/8813/cmingugurates2026.jpg

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Source (http://www.telugupeople.com/NewsGallery/Gallery.asp?ID=853)

seems there are couple dangerous spots on the expressway ...

http://epaper.sakshi.com/epaperimages/20102009/20102009-sh-hyd-9/D28595296.JPG

what does it say about the broken/uc section?
sorry , cant read telugu:ohno:

Hi res of already posted pic
source: jagran.com
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/indrajal/Construction/NED19p1-1-4c-1_1256002216.jpg

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/indrajal/Construction/rch19kan-g6-1_1256007914.jpg

what does it say about the broken/uc section?
sorry , cant read telugu:ohno:

Actually those three spots are for the ramps that are going to be constructed in coming future.......Nothing to be worried.....but these three spots will be ready after 9 months

Good to hear PVN's name being rendered to it, instead of usual practice of Congressman of naming it by Rajiv Gandhi's or Indira Gandhi's name

^^ Yes, that's true indeed ! But wait, pretty soon every pillar n post n toilets will be named after YSR in the state :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xHCIGUiikY

Pre-inauguration news clip video

^^ Yes, that's true indeed ! But wait, pretty soon every pillar n post n toilets will be named after YSR in the state :D

A departed person should be honoured however, the sycophancy of YSR worshipping is reaching beyond limits. They want to build a temple in Tirupathi. This is totally objectionable. Tirupathi and Tirumala is the abode of Lord Srinivasa. No human being can be worshipped in this temple city. Also, the historic city name of Cuddapah will be changed to YSR district. YSR may have lot of following among the masses but ruining the ancient culture and heritage of a city in the name of glorifying a dead leader is sycophancy. If they want to honour YSR, they can construct an Airport in Cuddapah and name it after him.

Actually those three spots are for the ramps that are going to be constructed in coming future.......Nothing to be worried.....but these three spots will be ready after 9 months
Thanks for the information srikanth. for a moment i thought it was incomplete.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/623/cmingugurates2019.jpg
Lanco hills in the right corner.

Congrats Hyderabad!!

:dance:

BTW, how come there are no vehicles on the expy at all? Has no one in HYD heard about it being open yet or what?

Come on one of you forumers - get in your car and take a drive already.. I'm dying to see more pics!!

:)

Heres a clip on NDTV

http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1168176

^^
funny how the news achor puts the cost at 6000 crore :nuts:

excellent work!!!

Hyderabad, indian city of the future!!

Excellent New......!!!
Flying to Hyd from London on 23rd, Cant wait to go on it......!!!

I even saw in some newspaper (may be hindustan or times) that the flyover is three lane....whereas it is 2 lane.....

the flyover is built excellently....there are 3 more ramp works going on....so that the people in between the stretch can avail the facilities of the lovely flyover rather than going to Mehdipatnam....I made a video when I went on the flyover for the first time... will be posting it soon when i find my USB attachment...which i have apparently mis palced >(

excellent work!!!

Hyderabad, indian city of the future!!

I think there is some toll you have to pay to use it. Too bad, poors will not be able to use it, it will only help upper and middle class people. How about that??

I think there is some toll you have to pay to use it. Too bad, poors will not be able to use it, it will only help upper and middle class people. How about that??

Theres no toll on this road:cheers:

This project has been funded by HMDA on its own..

And yes initially until the ramps are built it will help only the upper & upper middle class as they are the ones who use the airport:) but once the ramps are built it will greatly help everyone as it bypasses Mehdipatnam---> a very busy junction^^

Plus i think its a sign of the things to come... hopefully

Plus it will help reduce time of travel between Gachibowli and Banjara Hills,Lakdipul through Mehdipatnam >>>> Killing Two Birds with a Single Shot

I think there is some toll you have to pay to use it. Too bad, poors will not be able to use it, it will only help upper and middle class people. How about that??


its connected to the airport.

the poor hardly travel by plane do they? I mean who was it supposed to help?

i predict disaster once the ramps are built. something similar to the 405 in the los angeles area, too many vehicles trying to merge will create traffic jams extending kilometers and quite possibly even into the feeder roads leading to the ramps. too many communities will start forming near it, increasing the traffic going forward in the future.

i predict disaster once the ramps are built. something similar to the 405 in the los angeles area, too many vehicles trying to merge will create traffic jams extending kilometers and quite possibly even into the feeder roads leading to the ramps. too many communities will start forming near it, increasing the traffic going forward in the future.

I also think so. Moreover, it is just 4 laned with no shoulder lanes. Ramps will create a lot of pressure on this facility.

excellent!!!...cant wait to use this when i return home for dec!

the proposed ramps are only 2 or 3 in number......and they are not in a traffic rich zone....i think it might not create that much stress on the traffic....but still the area available for building the ramps is not that great....it might still put some pressure on the traffic....

Plus it will help reduce time of travel between Gachibowli and Banjara Hills,Lakdipul through Mehdipatnam >>>> Killing Two Birds with a Single Shot
Please pay attention to other vast parts of the city like Safilguda,malkajgiri,lalaguda,ammuguda,alwal,bolarum,bhoiguda,kavadiguda,bansilalpet,jeera,monda,kacheguda,from liberty cross roads to naryanguda,himayatnagar,ashoknagar,chikkadpally,golconda chowrastha,mushirabad,gandhinagar,bolakpur and the entire old city.These areas are deteriorating fast owing to neglect by the Muncipal authorities.Clean up the roads and the sides of Secunderabad Railway station and improve connectivity to railway station and bus station to as the number of users of these utlities are 100 times more than the airport.

i am from mumbai

and the feedback i get looking at the posts from the locals of hyderabad, is that they did not care much for this project??

is that true?

ie it did not serve the majority?

I also think so. Moreover, it is just 4 laned with no shoulder lanes. Ramps will create a lot of pressure on this facility.

i still don't understand how a 11km 4 laned road is going to serve close to 7 million people living in hyd metro area

The Hindu slide show - some cool pics of PVNR EEway
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article36168.ece

#4: A panaromic view of the Expressway prior to the inauguration. Photo: Nagara Gopal

i still don't understand how a 11km 4 laned road is going to serve close to 7 million people living in hyd metro area

in case u r not familiar with Hyd geography ...

PVNR EEway is the major road from the central parts of Hyd to RGIA
there are at least 3 or 4 other major roads to RGIA from the other parts of the city

ppl were able to get to RGIA within one hour from various parts of the city - even before the PVNR EEway was opened.

i am from mumbai

and the feedback i get looking at the posts from the locals of hyderabad, is that they did not care much for this project??

is that true?

ie it did not serve the majority?
in a way, yes. it serves about 1/3 - 1/4 of the whole. it helps ppl who live/work in the central parts of Hyd.
Banjara hills, Panjagutta, Begumpet, Lakdi-ka-pool, Khairatabd, State-Secretariat, Red hills, Abids, Nampally, Ameerpet, Srinagar Colony - to name a few ares ...

IRR, ORR phase-1, NH7 and Srisailam-state-highway (some or all - used in combination) serves most of the other areas ...

but then, again, every body benefits - when the whole traffic to/fro RGIA is evenly distributed among all the available (now 5) major roads.

for the immediate future, radial roads (proposed) and ORR phase-2 (w-i-p) will make it even easier for RGIA bound traffic from various parts of the city!

i predict disaster once the ramps are built. something similar to the 405 in the los angeles area, too many vehicles trying to merge will create traffic jams extending kilometers and quite possibly even into the feeder roads leading to the ramps. too many communities will start forming near it, increasing the traffic going forward in the future.

there are pros and cons.
and the city planners have to accommodate the needs of all the classes equally as and when possible

some pros are,

it would be easier (comparatively) to set things right - in case of accidents on the EEway

ppl livining right at the middle of the EEway can now avail the facility - without having to drive half the distance in the opposite way

ppl living in the areas under the bridge - now have a choice either to take the road below - or to drive on the EEway (competing with the RGIA bound traffic) - this will result in equal distribution of local traffic in the long run - ppl listen to traffic radios, use their prior experince/knowledge and make their decision whether or not to take the EEway - but the most important thing is, now they have a choice!

same thing applies to those who are already driving on the bridge - but feel stuck - if they want to get off half the way - they have a choice too!

traffic on the road below will now be less congested - equal opportunity to the ppl - politically speaking! :)

and it becomes a model - when they need to build future flyovers spanning more than one intersection!

The Hindu slide show - some cool pics of PVNR EEway
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article36168.ece

#4: A panaromic view of the Expressway prior to the inauguration. Photo: Nagara Gopal

Grt find!

Looks cool.

drove on it yesterday. it was a pleasant drive. the quality of the road is not good. it is obvious that the contractor has compromised on the smoothness of the road or is not competent to do these kind of projects. (or the 'cuts' to the powers that be were more than normal!) All thru there are jerks on the car. but without jams/traffic lights the 11 km ride is a boon for those going to NH7. The points where the 2 lanes becomes single laned is awkward. they should have maintained 2 lanes all thru and added a separate 3rd lane for the ramps. the cost would have been insignificant for just 3 points.
We drove upto the airport. The road from the NH to the airport is fantastic. very well constructed and it was absolutely smooth.
On the way back from the airport, there are no signs towards the ORR. I had to go towards 'hyderabad' or 'bangalore' and i took the one fro hyderabad which landed onto NH7. I had to take a u turn to go back to the ORR.

The ORR cannot be completed soon. Lots of work is still needed on the various bridges. The govt statement that the diversions will be removed by Jan 2010 looks unlikely.
The quality of road is generally good wherever it has been completed. Smooth and straight. Except for a few joints there are not too many jerks/jumps while driving.

Hyderabad roads after the rains

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article27844.ece

The Hindu slide show - some cool pics of PVNR EEway
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article36168.ece

#4: A panaromic view of the Expressway prior to the inauguration. Photo: Nagara Gopal

Expressway looks cool.
but the road below looks completely worn out.
they doesn't seem to match. :down:

drove on it yesterday. it was a pleasant drive. the quality of the road is not good. it is obvious that the contractor has compromised on the smoothness of the road or is not competent to do these kind of projects. (or the 'cuts' to the powers that be were more than normal!) All thru there are jerks on the car. but without jams/traffic lights the 11 km ride is a boon for those going to NH7. The points where the 2 lanes becomes single laned is awkward. they should have maintained 2 lanes all thru and added a separate 3rd lane for the ramps. the cost would have been insignificant for just 3 points.
We drove upto the airport. The road from the NH to the airport is fantastic. very well constructed and it was absolutely smooth.
On the way back from the airport, there are no signs towards the ORR. I had to go towards 'hyderabad' or 'bangalore' and i took the one fro hyderabad which landed onto NH7. I had to take a u turn to go back to the ORR.

The ORR cannot be completed soon. Lots of work is still needed on the various bridges. The govt statement that the diversions will be removed by Jan 2010 looks unlikely.
The quality of road is generally good wherever it has been completed. Smooth and straight. Except for a few joints there are not too many jerks/jumps while driving.

that was a nice first hand update on the driving experience on PVNR EEway, to HIAL, back to ORR (without proper signage) and to Hyd. thanks for the update.
I remember someone saying that the BT layer on the EEway needs some time (a few weeks?) to set in properly and hence the jerks - not sure!
but if the jerks are caused at the joints, due to uneven levels on adjacent segment blocks, that might take a bigger effort to fix ...

The points where the 2 lanes becomes single laned is awkward. they should have maintained 2 lanes all thru and added a separate 3rd lane for the ramps. the cost would have been insignificant for just 3 points.

imo, more than the cost and time factors, difficulty in acquiring land in the already congested areas (and unwillingness of ppl to part with their properties) made it almost impossible task to add more width to the EEay ...
difficulties in land acquisition is also one of the main reasons for delay in construction of the ramps ...

I can't understand why they did not have proper signages to get onto the ORR, on the way back from HIAL - is still like w-i-p?
lets hope they do some to rectify the factors causing jerks...

Bump-er offer on expressway


http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/10/26/stories/2009102650380100.htm






Elevated experience No smooth drive on this one


It is open. The longest expressway in the country is in mana city. For many, it was time for a joyride . All the cars are routed to the express way for a drive without stops. And you don’t have to chug behind an auto rickshaw or an RTC bus. No, you also don’t have to fight for space with the tricky two-wheeler drivers. But what do we do with the bumpy road? It’s barely a week-old and the new express highway already looks old. The missing jet black look is one factor that follows several others. Drive 3 kms from the starting point at Mehdipatnam and the ‘wow experience’ already begins to fade. The road narrows down by a few feet, you bump your way ahead at every hundred meters and the ugliness unfolds.

The express highway not only further narrows down, but at one stretch also reduces to a single lane track. And yes, one car in one lane only. We moved at a speed of 100-120 still eager at experiencing ‘the thrill’.

But what do we see?

Pan and ghutka stains on the tackily done up road divider. Cement tiles have been used to hurriedly hide the centre of the divider. Reflectors were not to be seen at all.

Even at places where the expressway takes a sharp turn reflectors are missing. But all’s not bad. We have to give some credit to us Hyderabadis. Despite no police check we only spotted three empty beer bottles on 15 km-long expressway.

But, in all this there is something nice about the expressway too. It’s the view from top. Take a camera and capture the city’s beauty from this angle.

I wonder why such an important project is done shoddily. Is there any way by which the bumps at the joints can be cured by, say, resurfacing the road?

^^"The express highway not only further narrows down, but at one stretch also reduces to a single lane track."

I understand the single laning may be due to land acquisition issues but is this likely to be a bottle neck ? Is it close to one of the ends ? Thanks

Date:27/10/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/27/stories/2009102759310300.htm
Expressway: HMDA to work on unique features

Shifting of utilities on six ramps joining expressway awaited
Anti-glare panels to be put up along central medians at sharp turn points

HYDERABAD: Having opened the main structure of the prestigious P.V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway for traffic, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is now trying to speed up the work on connecting ramps and also install few unique features such as anti-glare panels, noise barriers and view cutters on the stretch.

While the work on six ramps that join the expressway at six points await shifting of utilities and also a place of worship at one place, initiatives on others are to start soon. The tendering process for some is already on. Priority is also on anti-glare panels, said to be first of its kind on a flyover in the country, aimed at preventing accidents at sharp curves on the expressway.

Given the sharp cuts at some points, the light from headlamps of a car during the night could end up blinding drivers coming on the opposite side. In view of this possibility and as vehicles will be driving at higher speed on the expressway, the anti-glare panels are to come up on the central median along these sharp turns. The HMDA has called for tenders to have them installed at an estimated cost of Rs.57.55 lakh.

“We expect to finalise tenders by December and have the panels installed early next year. This will ensure more safety along four identified sharp curves on the 11.66 km long expressway,” says an official.

Also to be installed are other features of view cutters, to obstruct a view of the Defence areas alongside the expressway, noise barriers at points with school and hospital zones in the vicinity. The barriers which promise to check rising noise levels resulting from more vehicles using this stretch to reach Shamshabad airport, are proposed at different sensitive points such as Mehdipatnam, Upperpally, Rethibowli and Aramgarh junction.
this would address some of the concerns raised by the commuters so far! :)
apparently, these additional features are not a part of the original building contract - hence the need for separate approval(s) for funds, tenders, execution of works etc... but the good things is, efforts are "ON" to address the concerns!

according to sources ...

GOAP has requested JNTU to conduct a test on PVNR EEway - quality of ride - including the severity of bumps that the commuters are experiencing ...

A comprehensive report is expected in a couple of days...

Hi Guys,

Anyone in here have an exact idea of where the proposed ramps for PVNR Expresswaywould be and how many........Did anyone see actual plan or if they have any pitcure..i would greatly appreciate this help, as i am planning to buy some land, would like to know if its anyway close to these ramps.....

thanks

according to sources ...

GOAP has requested JNTU to conduct a test on PVNR EEway - quality of ride - including the severity of bumps that the commuters are experiencing ...

A comprehensive report is expected in a couple of days...



JNTU examined PVNR for bumps with Bump Integrated equipment for three days. A report will be given in 1 or 2 days to the HDMA official and contractor.

Sea-link test of belonging
Ranjona Banerji Monday, November 2, 2009 2:00 IST

On a recent trip to Hyderabad, almost everyone I met asked me about the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (now called the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link, I think, but you and I both know that no one will call it that). Had I been on it, did I like it, wasn't it fabulous? I answered yes to all three and then, to be polite, said I was looking forward to travelling on their new 11km flyover at the airport. It was a great saving, that flyover in Hyderabad, but honestly, how can it compare to a ride in the middle of the sea with a huge city looking back at you?

But here's a question I didn't ask in Hyderabad: is the sea link enough? And I don't mean the traffic jams at the Worli end in the mornings and the Bandra end at night. Or even that this bridge is one-fourth of what was sold to us as one freeway. Or even that people on Worli Seaface feel their privacy has been destroyed and their domain made public. (To be honest, I hadn't visited Worli Seaface as often in the past 40-odd years as I have since the link opened.)

Obviously, the answer is no. The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad cannot compare with Mumbai on most megapolis measures, but when it comes to infrastructure, wow, they are worlds ahead. The cities look smarter from the outside. None of the higgledy-piggledy mess that we find ourselves in everyday, where skywalks compete with flyovers which are snaking around over-the-ground metro railways (this amazing Mumbai contradiction in terms) which are soon to meet some monorails and hell knows what else. Oh, I know what -- some trans-harbour bridges, cross-city links, and statues in the sea...
an interesting column from DNA (via Rediff)

JNTU team has submitted their report on their analysis using the Bump Integrater Equipment in all the lanes on PVNR EEway.

1) Bumps at joints are all within permissible limits (between 2200mm - 2442mm per kilometer). Bump range of 2000mm - 2500mm per km is considered as Good Grade.

2) They identified 15 joints (out of total 80) where they will scrape the top layer and re-do the surface with Polymer Modified Bitumen Layer.
This work will be done between November 12 - 30, 2009.


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^^What does it say?

^^What does it say?

basically it says the same thing as I have mentioned in my post# 173, in a lil more detailed manner.

JNTU experts have inspected the road - all 4 lanes - each lane 2 times - at a speed range of 25-30 kmph
the bumps are in the range of 2200 mm - 2500 mm on the average
on the whole, the bumps are within permissible range

they found that the bumps are about 2700 mm at a few places - but on the average, bumps are under 2500 mm.
the builder has been advised to re-do the surface layering at 15 expansion joints, as the bumps appeared to be a lil more at these places.
the builder will also rectify the BT formation defficiencies at 5 or 6 places.

they will examine the road once again after 6 months and submit another report on the status at that time..

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Cool photography!

we celebrated one of our friend's birthday on 28th of october as everyone says, it was quite bumpy but still we can't expect the best from our Indian builders, so its enough for now and it was like just a 10 minute ride on the entire expressway.... and my friend was driving quite fast and that single lane track kinda scared me bcuz as one drives at speeds greater than 100kmph and the single track comes all of a sudden its a bit scary lol....

w/e its better than nothing .......

we had a great party experience on it, I guess we can't make such celebrations later on as there soon would be surveillance imo ....


p.s : do you guys know that there was an accident recently on it ??

we celebrated one of our friend's birthday on 28th of october as everyone says, it was quite bumpy but still we can't expect the best from our Indian builders, so its enough for now and it was like just a 10 minute ride on the entire expressway.... and my friend was driving quite fast and that single lane track kinda scared me bcuz as one drives at speeds greater than 100kmph and the single track comes all of a sudden its a bit scary lol....

w/e its better than nothing .......

we had a great party experience on it, I guess we can't make such celebrations later on as there soon would be surveillance imo ....


p.s : do you guys know that there was an accident recently on it ??

Ofcourse, am not surprised about the accident, with people partying on it like its some public club and driving at 100 when the speed limit is 60

ha ha ^^ viper ... I never knew the plan of my friends till they stopped on the expressway and the guy who was driving wants to show off for sure....... :ohno:

no offense ........

it seems no one mentioned about the small speed breakers on the expressway. As in general people would tend to drive at high speeds, I guess they should know that its gonna be fatal for them.

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=PVNR+Expressway+needs+repairs&artid=Tbzxwwdh584=&SectionID=xAV59odivTs=&MainSectionID=ngGbWGz5Z14=&SectionName=BUzPVSKuYv7MFxnS0yZ7ng==&SEO=Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20Technological%20University

Certain stretches on the 11.6 km P V Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway needs minor repairs.

Experts from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) which carried out Bump Integrated Test (BIT) on the elevated corridor on two occasions a few days ago found that the structure is fit for driving as the bumps which are noticed on the flyover are within the permissible limits and suggested few rectifications at certain points.

The JNTU team submitted report to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) in which they suggested rectification at two joints 24 and 216 as they are said to be severe in nature.

They also suggested minor rectification works at 12 joints on the stretch.

Speaking to Express, HMDA officials said that JNTU experts carried out the test at 35 km per hour twice. They found that bumps were between 2,000 and 2,500 MM/KM which is normal.

As per the norms, 2,000 to 2,500 bumps are standard in a 1 km stretch and these are not noticed while the driving. If the bumps are more than 3,000 to 3,500 there is need for rectification, they said.

As per the recommendations of JNTU, the HMDA will carry out rectification works from November 11 and plans to complete by this monthend.

During the rectification works, vehicles would be allowed to ply on the expressway.

Here guys im posting my drive on PVNR expressway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfcFFHzE2xM

^^Thanks for the video. Looks really good. Basically 3 places where it goes down to 1 lane right ?

heres the 2nd part of PVNR expressway had to cut it into 2 parts,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkCOkFjHcxc

Here guys im posting my drive on PVNR expressway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfcFFHzE2xM

heres the 2nd part of PVNR expressway had to cut it into 2 parts,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkCOkFjHcxc

nice videos - thanks for sharing! :cheers:

^^Thanks for the video. Looks really good. Basically 3 places where it goes down to 1 lane right ?

I believe it had to do so. or else, it wouldn't have been the longest flyover in south asia. the whole flyover is roughly 7.25 miles.

covering 7.25 miles of the densliest corridor of heart of a mega city of 8+ million is a huge accomplishment. Only china has been able to do that in its metropolitans that too I believe only till 6 miles at most.

^^guyz the three up n down ramps r gonna come up,which r u/c,that's y they simply had the crash barriers instead of full concrete guarding structure.

I believe it had to do so. or else, it wouldn't have been the longest flyover in south asia. the whole flyover is roughly 7.25 miles.

covering 7.25 miles of the densliest corridor of heart of a mega city of 8+ million is a huge accomplishment. Only china has been able to do that in its metropolitans that too I believe only till 6 miles at most.

I have been observing the construction of the PVR expressway right from the start.It was well organised though delayed little bit owing to factors beyond the control of the contractors for this project.flyover from S.D eye hospital to shamshabad is not thru densliest part of the city.In fact after two to three KM from S.D.eye hospital towards the airport the city is sparsely to thinly populated and near few kilometers to the Airport there is hardly any habitation.Therefore construction of the fly over was smooth and easy.

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^^Sparks! They managed to construct a 11km elevated highway right through these kind of urban stretches of Hyderabad!!? The authorities really need a pat on their back :yes:

That pic really looks nice. Thanks for sharing Hindustani :)

^^Sparks! They managed to construct a 11km elevated highway right through these kind of urban stretches of Hyderabad!!? The authorities really need a pat on their back :yes:

That pic really looks nice. Thanks for sharing Hindustani :)

U R welcome. 2008 year was full of complains. India's best state-of-the-Airports inaugurated in Hyd & B'lore but very poor connectivity with center of the city.

Now, you got all of 7.25 miles at one go from the city center. fly you "over" the denseliest corridor of Masab Tank, Mehdipatnam straight into the lap of open multi lane roads of Shamshabad where the airport is.

I say well done. When Bombay is still struggling to build a 2 mile flyover over its densliest stretch of Pedder road, Hyd is showing the way. It can be done if will is strong.

Now enuf of the flyover praise. waiting for the Plase I of 8-lanned ORR "real" expressway to be inaugurated in 2010. This is gonna be huge.

I say well done. When Bombay is still struggling to build a 2 mile flyover over its densliest stretch of Pedder road, Hyd is showing the way. It can be done if will is strong.


btw, mumbai as a 2.4 km long flyover through a very dense corridor in south mumbai called jj flyover that puts you practically in front of cst station (vt). this was built in 2002.

Yes, that would be one of the greatest things happening in hyderabad..I see that they have already started the right side of the road for travellers ... previously they have only opened the first 4 lanes.... now they are using the other 4 lanes.... I have seen many expressways in India... but when this one is open... i can assure you this is going to be finest one ....

just for information - other great highways in India...(as of my knowledge)

- Mumbai - Pune Expressway (6 Lane)
- Chandigarh - Ambala Expressway (4 Lane)
- Delhi - Noida (6 Lane)
- Delhi - gurgaon. (6-8 Lane)
- Delhi - Jaipur (4-6 Lane)
- Bangalore - Mysore. ( not sure about laning of this highway)

I know there are many others as well as the golden quad project is near completion.. please feel free to add :)

Carzzz


Now enuf of the flyover praise. waiting for the Plase I of 8-lanned ORR "real" expressway to be inaugurated in 2010. This is gonna be huge.

Yes, that would be one of the greatest things happening in hyderabad..I see that they have already started the right side of the road for travellers ... previously they have only opened the first 4 lanes.... now they are using the other 4 lanes.... I have seen many expressways in India... but when this one is open... i can assure you this is going to be finest one ....

just for information - other great highways in India...(as of my knowledge)

- Mumbai - Pune Expressway (6 Lane)
- Chandigarh - Ambala Expressway (4 Lane)
- Delhi - Noida (6 Lane)
- Delhi - gurgaon. (6-8 Lane)
- Delhi - Jaipur (4-6 Lane)
- Bangalore - Mysore. ( not sure about laning of this highway)

I know there are many others as well as the golden quad project is near completion.. please feel free to add :)

Carzzz

Mumbai pune expressway is 160KM long
Delhi-Noida is 40KM long
Delhi-Gurgaon is also 40KM long
Delhi-Jaipur is about150KM long
Bangalore- Mysore is about 140 KM still under construction.
Chennai-pondicherry ECR is about 140KM long
Hyderabad-Shamshabad PVNR express way is about 11.5 KM.
IN aother three years PVNR elevated expressway will be overtaken by one coming up in chennai which is 18.5 KM long.

Now enuf of the flyover praise. waiting for the Plase I of 8-lanned ORR "real" expressway to be inaugurated in 2010. This is gonna be huge.


Are the other four lanes of the Phase I open for the traffic... I mean closing the first opened four lanes.

Any idea about the trumpet kind of interchange at Narsingi Junction.

- Delhi - Noida (6 Lane)
Carzzz

Delhi-Noida (DND flyway) is 8 lane
Noida-Gr. Noida is 6 lane


Delhi-Noida is 40KM long
Delhi-Gurgaon is also 40KM long


Delhi-Noida (DND flyway) is 5.5 km and Noida-Gr. Noida is 22 km.
Also Delhi-Gurgaon is 28 km.


BTW we have separate threads for highways and expressways:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=447508

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=663116

Please post information like this in above mentioned threads. This thread is for PVNR expressway only.

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heres the 2nd part of PVNR expressway had to cut it into 2 parts,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkCOkFjHcxc

dude, simply awesome. thanks for sharing :cheers:

wrong thread

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what a beauty there, not the express way , but seeing the bright sky and the sun lifts your mood up in contrast to the dark and wet winter view through the window

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The road in the ground level is NH? If it 6 lane road (+4 lane elevated expressway) all the way, then BRTS could be implemented in the ground level?

The road in the ground level is NH? If it 6 lane road (+4 lane elevated expressway) all the way, then BRTS could be implemented in the ground level?

The road below is not a NH. It is part of the 52 km Inner Ring Road in Hyderabad. Yes, it is 6 - lane road (work in progress, not sure how much is done). In fact, the work is in progress to convert the whole of Inner Ring Road to 6 to 8 lane configuration. This work is almost 85 % complete. Once this is done, they might introduce BRTS on the entire corridor.

The road below is not a NH. It is part of the 52 km Inner Ring Road in Hyderabad. Yes, it is 6 - lane road (work in progress, not sure how much is done). In fact, the work is in progress to convert the whole of Inner Ring Road to 6 to 8 lane configuration. This work is almost 85 % complete. Once this is done, they might introduce BRTS on the entire corridor.

it's part of a ring road? are you sure? i thought it is a radial road from near centre of city. i tried googling map of this road but i couldn't. could someone post the alignment here?

Yes, Expressway is part of the Inner Ring Road.

it's part of a ring road? are you sure? i thought it is a radial road from near centre of city. i tried googling map of this road but i couldn't. could someone post the alignment here?

Attached is the image of the Inner Ring Road,
the line in black is the elevated expressway.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9202/elevated.png

PS: Excuse me for my bad google maps skills

^^ Thanks

Attached is the image of the Inner Ring Road,
the line in black is the elevated expressway.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9202/elevated.png

PS: Excuse me for my bad google maps skills

Now they should make the entire Inner ring road elevated.

^^No I think they are widening it into 8-10 lane road,most of the parts are nearing completion.

^^No I think they are widening it into 8-10 lane road,most of the parts are nearing completion.

8-10 lanes. wow!. is there that much space in Hyderabad city limits? you say most of the parts are nearing completion. then GHMC is doing a great job. how did it get overlooked so easily. ORR overshadowed IRR looks like. :)

8-10 lanes. wow!. is there that much space in Hyderabad city limits? you say most of the parts are nearing completion. then GHMC is doing a great job. how did it get overlooked so easily. ORR overshadowed IRR looks like. :)

GHMC issued notices to various establishments along the IRR to handover some amount of land for further widening depending upon traffic situations and moreover they were compensated as per the market situations.

yeah they are making it 8-10 lanes throughout. If someone doesnt agrees to sell it to govt, THEY DEMOLISH THE BUILDING , yes, perfect example is Habsiguda area.... Road which use to be 4 lans is today a beautiful 8 lane road... courtesy- GHMC... :):nuts::banana: I was away from city for 6 months , when I came back.. all the shops were missing... all I found was new road being made.. and 1 or 2 shops left un-demolished, but they were like tree in a desert... maybe they got a stay order Court... although I am not 100% sure about this... GHMC is doing a good job but their speed is too slow... but I am happy because atleast they are doing something ....:lol:

8-10 lanes. wow!. is there that much space in Hyderabad city limits? you say most of the parts are nearing completion. then GHMC is doing a great job. how did it get overlooked so easily. ORR overshadowed IRR looks like. :)

^^ Yea that's true ... but there is still two temples and one church either right in the 'middle' of the IRR or occupying atleast 3 lanes ... at those places those 8 lanes will suddenly become 4 or 5 lane :D

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/02/stories/2009120258620300.htm

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HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to have certain points on the P.V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway connecting the city with the international airport at Shamshabad, freshly attended and ensure a smooth ride for the vehicles.

According to the officials, these small bumps were identified at least on 15 points of expansion joints on the 11.6 km long expressway, considered country’s longest elevated corridor, and since these were found slightly out of place, a decision was taken to have them addressed and rectified appropriately.

“These are small issues that happened at the expansion joints. On the expressway, the expansion joints are there at every 140 metres and wherever required, the necessary measures are to be taken up for ensuring bump free drive,” he said.

At the identified points, the levels at the joints had ended up varying on either side and the same level was not maintained. As a remedy, it was decided to have the BT removed, match the levels and then get the place black topped again.

Meanwhile, a team of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) which conducted a ‘Bump Integration Test’ on the entire stretch few days back for a comprehensive report on the status of the stretch surface and presence of bumps on it, has submitted its findings to the HMDA. The team used digital meters that record the presence of bumps on a stretch of a kilometre and was called in for the mandatory test to work out a reference index of the pavement on the corridor.

True LOL... after all there need to be some speed breakers right... hehehe...



^^ Yea that's true ... but there is still two temples and one church either right in the 'middle' of the IRR or occupying atleast 3 lanes ... at those places those 8 lanes will suddenly become 4 or 5 lane :D

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How come there is a 2 wheeler on the Expressway ?????

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^^ Is this the one which collapsed during construction. Looks nice.

^^ Is this the one which collapsed during construction. Looks nice.

you got that one right.

^^ But that flyover has nothing to do with the expy.. Dunno why it was posted here..

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Cash crunch hits PVNR ramp works
TNN 5 December 2009, 03:08am ISTText Size:|Topics:hyderabad
PVNR

HYDERABAD: Even as the PVNR Elevated Expressway, the longest of its kind in the country, has been opened to public for quite some time, financial crunch has hit its ramp construction works.
According to sources, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has not cleared bills to the tune of Rs 25 crore owed to the contractor for the past one and half months.

Simplex Concrete Piles and its partner Somdatt, contractors for the project, had begun works on both up and down ramps at Laxmi Nagar, Aramgarh and Upparpally two months ago. When the contractor sent a letter to the HMDA requesting it to clear the Rs 25-crore bill, officials threw up their hands, the sources added.

When TOI contacted HMDA executive engineer-I B Ananda Mohan, he said, “Works are not in full swing. As of today, the contractor has completed eight of 18 footings at Laxmi Nagar, 21 of 31 at Upparpally and 15 of 23 footings at Aramgarh.”

Further, as far as piers are concerned, only seven have been completed at Laxmi Nagar, as against the proposed 18. However, progress of work at Upparapally is better as 26 of 31 piers have been completed.

But only 10 of 23 piers at Aramgarh have been completed. Construction of slabs is also yet to start at Laxmi Nagar and Aramgarh ramps, but at Upparpally, the contractor has completed almost 50 per cent of the work, the engineer added. The contractor has engaged nearly 200 workers for completion of the ramps at the three areas. Now his worry is that once the workers leave, it is difficult to bring them back, he said.
According to the schedule, the ramp works should be completed by January/February 2010, but due to financial problems, the works are likely to be delayed for three more months, the EE said.

I just came back from Hyderabad visit and here are some PVNR Expressway pictures. I am really amazed by the sheer size of this project.

http://picasaweb.google.com/suppala/PVNRExpressway02?authkey=Gv1sRgCJXezrbh1u2qUA#

I just came back from Hyderabad visit and here are some PVNR Expressway pictures. I am really amazed by the sheer size of this project.

http://picasaweb.google.com/suppala/PVNRExpressway02?authkey=Gv1sRgCJXezrbh1u2qUA#

again absolutely superb work,tanq very much..........

again absolutely superb work,tanq very much..........

While appreciating the grandeur the road is not exactly an expressway owing to speed restrictions (The highest speed limit is 60Km) and overspeeding leading to accidents.

While appreciating the grandeur the road is not exactly an expressway owing to speed restrictions (The highest speed limit is 60Km) and overspeeding leading to accidents.


if it was a straight road,then the speed limit would have been so much more.......,i went on it so many times n i can surely say that it is the best expressway or flyover what ever u wanna call in india.......

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Date:17/02/2010 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2010/02/17/stories/2010021758950300.htm

Ramp works yet to begin

HYDERABAD: Though the main 11.46 km long P.V.N.R. Elevated Expressway has been completed and opened for traffic, commencement of work on three of the ramps joining it at different points is likely to take some more time.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) which has taken up the Rs.600 crore project -- being through with the main elevated corridor -- is still awaiting for taking over clear sites to initiate work on ramps at Laxminagar, Shivarampally and Aramgarh.

While shifting of a place of religious worship has been holding up the work on down ramp at Laxminagar, shifting of water pipe line is to be taken up for the work to begin for the up ramp at Shivarampally and down ramp at Aramgarh. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has taken up the task of shifting the place of worship at Laxminagar but the issue is yet to be resolved given resistance from local people.

At the other two places, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has called for tenders for shifting of water pipeline and though the process has started, it could take several months.

“Once clear sites are provided to us, we will complete the ramp work in six months time,” HMDA official said.

Land acquisition: Similarly, some issues with regard to acquisition of defence lands for the project are pending, he added. Meanwhile, the HMDA is also contemplating a second opinion on the surface of the main structure of the elevated corridor.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) which did a bump integration test has submitted its report and the surface is said to have been classified as good one, officials pointed out. According to the officials, the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), the premium national laboratory engaged in carrying out research and development projects on design, construction and maintenance of roads and runways, is likely to be approached for suggestions.

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Cool shot dude.

^^ tanx harsh....:cheers:

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More of these all over Mumbai will help decongestion. Of course you will have slums underneath the bridge. Right now the local goonda leases out the space underneath for parking tourist buses and cabs

^^ Nice pics !

I always had this one question about this X-way. It has been mentioned there are 3 places where the the x-way becomes a single lane. Is there any specific reason for that ? Is it becuse, the up/down ramps are being built at these 3 spots ?

^^ Nice pics !

I always had this one question about this X-way. It has been mentioned there are 3 places where the the x-way becomes a single lane. Is there any specific reason for that ? Is it becuse, the up/down ramps are being built at these 3 spots ?

Yep............

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Thanks!

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pic is nice....but i thought the expressway would be wider.....but it just 2 lane..each side...it may help now....but for future....it will be another same normal road with lots of traffic.....:ohno:

Nice to see the bus sticking to the racing line and turning into the apex..lol.

I guess that was the picture taken on opening day with the ministers and CM in the bus. So the driver was extra careful in not following the lane for the safety of the 'government'.

Guys bad news from October PVNR Expressway will be charging toll of Rs25 one way. So use it to the max till october

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Ramp works delayed on Expressway

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HYDERABAD: While the main structure of the P.V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway offering smooth and unhindered transition between the city and the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad has been opened for vehicles, ramps that are to join in between the 11.6 km long project are not yet ready.

The elevated corridor from S.D. Eye Hospital to Aramgarh Junction is to have a total of six midway entry/exit ramps and work has been going on three only which is expected to be completed in a couple of months.

However, the other three have not yet been started so far and could take considerable time for the work to be actually taken up.

One ramp at Lakshminagar remains steeped in trouble because of a religious place of worship which needed to be relocated for setting up the ramp. The locals have objected to this and efforts have been on to convince for some time, an official said adding that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is to tackle the situation.

At the same time, the midway ramps at Upparpally and Shivrampally too need some more situations to be handled such as shifting pipelines of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) and some lines of the electricity department.

“These two departments are taking necessary steps and have called for tenders relate to the work,” the official said.

Apart from the country's longest elevated corridor, the project also comprises a trumpet interchange and an underpass. But for the ramps which facilitate the traffic in joining or getting down from the expressway at different points, the rest has been completed and put to use. “Three ramps will be completed within two months and we are hopeful of starting work on others once the site there gets ready,” he added.

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great pics...

I wonder Why they made this lovely project worth Billions from the Public's Money...for only the privileged few.... Just take a look and see that always in the photos of PVNR Exp. you never see more than a 3-4 vehicles..it just seems like an empty, useless and wasted long road. On the contrary other Expressway projects elsewhere carry Huge volumes of traffic which really helps to effectively ease critical and chronic congestion woes!!(eg. DGE, DND, Panipat Elevated Exp., Badarpur Elevated Road, Barapullah Elevated Road)
Is this just a Showoff kinda project or really intended to serve the public at large who use all the different types of vehicles and suffer daily. Rather let them also use this and utilize its true Potential.
Get Real !

The reason is that the entry and exit ramps are not completed!!

Once you get on the Expressway, there is no way to get of unless you reach the other end. So as of now it is not very useful for a lot of people except airport travelers. Once the ramps are done, it will be utilized completely to avoid the chaos below....

I wonder Why they made this lovely project worth Billions from the Public's Money...for only the privileged few.... Just take a look and see that always in the photos of PVNR Exp. you never see more than a 3-4 vehicles..it just seems like an empty, useless and wasted long road. On the contrary other Expressway projects elsewhere carry Huge volumes of traffic which really helps to effectively ease critical and chronic congestion woes!!(eg. DGE, DND, Panipat Elevated Exp., Badarpur Elevated Road, Barapullah Elevated Road)
Is this just a Showoff kinda project or really intended to serve the public at large who use all the different types of vehicles and suffer daily. Rather let them also use this and utilize its true Potential.
Get Real !

Because he middle cass and the lower middle class in india is heavily depend upon the rich and elite class of the society. Boss if we are not building any infrasructure, we will be nothing less than a real african country like haiti or mogadishu..