34-metre cycling track stretch removed in Narsingi for U-turn to decongest traffic flow
Authorities in Narsingi are removing a section of a solar-panel-covered cycling track to create a new U-turn aimed at reducing traffic congestion. While officials expect a 30% reduction in traffic burden, cycling advocates have criticized the decision to prioritize vehicular flow over non-motorized infrastructure.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing urban planning tension between accommodating rapid vehicular growth and maintaining sustainable, green infrastructure in expanding cities.
A 34-metre section of the solar-panel-covered cycling track near the My Home Avatar junction in Narsingi is being removed to create a new connection to an existing vehicular underpass. Traffic police expect the move to ease congestion at one of western Hyderabad’s busiest junctions.
The Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL) has begun dismantling part of the cycling track to create a new U-turn to allow vehicles travelling from the Nanakramguda service road towards Nanakramguda to use the underpass instead of passing through the signal at the My Home Avatar junction.
According to Cyberabad Traffic Police, around 70,000 to 80,000 vehicles pass through the junction every day towards the Narsingi rotary, Kokapet, the U-turn leading towards the IT campuses in Nanakramguda and the Outer Ring Road.
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