The Hyderabad Outer Ring Road (HORR), officially known as Nehru Outer Ring Road is a , eight-lane

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expressway encircling Hyderabad, capital of the Indian state of

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. The expressway was designed for speeds up to , later increased to . A large part, (covering urban nodes viz.,

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, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Genome Valley, Hardware Park, Telangana State Police Academy, Singapore Financial District, and Games village) of the was opened by December 2012. On 3 January 2006, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the proposed Outer Ring Road (Phase I) near Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The project was part of broader vision to develop Hyderabad into a world-class city and a hub for information technology and other industries. It gives easy connectivity between NH 44, NH 65, NH 161, NH 765 and NH 163 from

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to Vijayawada and

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as well as state highways leading to Vikarabad

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and

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/ Mancherial. The Hyderabad Outer Ring Road also helps reduce the travel time from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to cities like Nizamabad and

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as it connects to NH44. The expressway is fenced and 33 radial roads connect it with the Inner Ring Road, and the upcoming Regional Ring Road.

History

The Hyderabad ORR project was planned in 2001, with construction commencing in 2008 and reaching completion in 2012. Originally, this project was taken up by HUDA (Hyderabad Urban Development Authority) through its internal funding without political intervention of state government. In December 2022, Government of Telangana planned to monetise the outer ring road through the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model and generate revenues and called for tenders.

Opening timeline

* 14 Nov 2008: Gachibowli – Narsingi – Shamshabad (for Hyderabad International Airport) (22 km) * 7 Jul 2010: Shamshabad – Pedda Amberpet (38 km) * 14 Aug 2011: Narsingi – Patancheru (23.7 km) * 3 Dec 2012: (part completed in 27 April 2018) Patancheru – Gowdavalli, and Kandlakoya – Shamirpet (38 km) * 4 Mar 2015: Pedda Amberpet – Ghatkesar (14 km) * 15 Jul 2016: Ghatkesar – Shameerpet (23 km)

Land acquisition

The First Phase land required was , out of which the private land acquired was . The land required for Second Phase is about , of which the Govt. land is about . The estimated Cost of Acquisition was ₹250 Crores.

Traffic studies

The traffic studies on NH 44 and NH 65 concluded that a four- or six-lane road is due. The traffic movement on the existing inner ring road proved that the existing four-lane road was inadequate. Due to the anticipated growth in the region and the development of proposed satellite townships around the ring road and beyond, an eight-lane carriageway was planned with a design life of 20 years. The conclusion was to develop a highway with access control provides highway grade separations or interchanges for all intersecting highways. Once it had been decided to develop the route as an expressway, all intersecting highways should be terminated, rerouted or provided with a grade separation. The proposed corridor was access-controlled and limited access was to be provided at National Highway/SHI Major road crossings. A two-lane service road designed to carry two-way traffic, was proposed on both sides of the corridor. Low level underpasses were to be provided for connecting both the service roads at every , where the terrain permits.

Criticism

Much before the outer ring road (ORR) became a ring road, it underwent several changes in the road alignments. Influential farmers and realtors changed the alignment to best serve their interests at the cost of small and marginal farmers. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh passed a landmark judgement on 9 September 2010 in which the land acquisition proceedings were quashed for various reasons.

Cycling track

Government of Telangana constructed a cycle track on the Hyderabad Outer Ring Road (HORR) between the main carriageway and service road. The foundation stone was laid by the then Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) K. T. Rama Rao in September 2022. The cycle track is long from Nanakramguda Junction to the Telangana State Police Academy (TSPA) and from Narsingi to Kollur covered with solar panel rooftops along the stretch with a capacity of 16 MW. The width of the cycle track is 4.5 metres with one-metre green space on either side. The cycle track is the improved version of the South Korean model, which provides more facilities like lighting, protection from rain, parking and other amenities such as food stalls. A team of officials from HMDA and HGCL had visited South Korea and studied the Cycle Track Project between Daejon and Sejong.

Proposed metro network

On 31 July 2023, K. T. Rama Rao mentioned that Government of Telangana has proposed a metro corridor of approximately in length for city of Hyderabad and its peripheral areas, including of metro network along the Outer Ring Road.

Gallery

File:Hyderabad ORR Wide angle (02).jpg, Panorama from Kokapet junction File:Outer ring road for multi-purpose transportation.jpg, Shamshabad Airport towards Gachibowli File:View from Nehru outer ring road 3114.JPG, Welcome sign board File:View from Nehru outer ring road 3133.JPG, View from Nehru ORR File:Outer Ring Road (Nehru ORR) at Narsinghi.jpg, Outer Ring Road at Narsingi File:Hyderabad Outer Ring Road.jpg, Aerial View of Nehru Outer Ring Road

Exit and entry junctions

Hyderabad Outer Ring Road and its radial roads

There are 20 interchange junctions on the Hyderabad Outer Ring Road. * Kokapet interchange * Shamshabad Junction * Telangana State Police Academy Junction (TSPA Junction) * Nanakramguda Junction * Gachibowli Junction * Muttangi Junction, Pantancheru * Dommarapochampalli Junction * Kandlakoya Junction, Medchal (NH44) Nagpur highway (Srinagar to Kanyakumari National Highway) * Shamirpet Junction(SH1) Karimnagar State Highway * Keesara Junction * Annojiguda Junction, Ghatkesar * Pedda Amberpet Junction * Bongloor Junction The HORR passes through the villages in Ranga Reddy and Sangareddy districts viz. Ghatkesar, Shamshabad, Tukkuguda, Kollur, Narsingi, Gachibowli, Patancheru, Bowrampet, Gowdavelli, Shamirpet, Pedda Amberpet, Bongloor and Medchal.

Route map

References

External links

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