8.5-km stretch along JNTU-Miyapur-Raidurg to undergo end-to-end mobility assessment
An 8.5-km Metro corridor in Hyderabad, India, will undergo a comprehensive mobility assessment to identify issues like missing footpaths, unsafe crossings, traffic bottlenecks, and inadequate feeder services. The study aims to improve pedestrian movement, public transport connectivity, traffic management, and safe access to Metro stations and surrounding areas, including school-related traffic.
Why it matters
This assessment is crucial for improving urban infrastructure, enhancing public safety, reducing traffic congestion, and making public transportation more accessible and efficient for residents in a major Indian city.
An 8.5-km stretch along Hyderabad’s JNTU-Miyapur-Raidurg Metro corridor is set to undergo an end-to-end mobility assessment, with officials looking at missing footpaths, unsafe pedestrian crossings, traffic bottlenecks, feeder services and access to Metro stations.
The proposed Traffic Mobility and Last-Mile Connectivity Study was discussed at a meeting held at the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan. The study will examine the corridor end-to-end, with particular focus on improving pedestrian movement, public transport connectivity, traffic management and safe access to Metro stations and surrounding neighbourhoods.
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