Hyderabad: The government announced the construction of a greenfield radial road, named after the late tycoon Ratan Tata, from the Tata Interchange on Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Raviryal to Regional Ring Road (RRR) at Amangal at a projected cost of Rs 4,030 crore.
Divided into two phases, the road will pass through Maheshwaram, Ibrahimpatnam, Kandukur, Yacharam, Kadthal and Amangal mandals of Rangareddy district, and will cross 14 villages.
With the project spanning 41.5 km, Phase 1 will cover 19.2 km from Tata Interchange on ORR at Raviryal to Meerkhanpet. Phase 2, covering 22.3 km, will go from Meerkhanpet to RRR at Amangal.
The projected cost of Phase 1 is Rs 1,665 crore and Rs 2,365 crore for Phase 2.
The government has issued the construction task of the Ratan Tata road to Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) and Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL), and invited bids from reputed agencies and bidders for undertaking the project.
The expressway will be 100 metres wide and access-controlled, and will include a six-lane carriageway (3+3) with provisions for future expansion to eight lanes (4+4), a central 20-metre-wide median reserved for a metro or railway corridor and three-lane service roads on both sides.
Additionally, 2-metre wide greenbelt, 3-metre wide cycle tracks, 2-metre wide footpaths and 2-metre wide utility corridors will be constructed on both sides of the expressway.
Tender documents will be available on the Telangana e-procurement platform tender.telangana.gov.in from February 28, with technical bids opening on March 21.