India's longest flyover to be thrown open by Diwali

Hyderabad, Oct 15 (PTI) The 11.6 kilometre 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 kilometers away from the city.

"The four-lane divided carriage way with length of 11.6
kms 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.

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. PTI KUR
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