The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has called for a preliminary study on the proposed Regional Ring Road (RRR) for providing connectivity to urban and urban centres.

The RRR has been proposed in the Metropolitan Development Plan (MDP). The 290-km RRR passes through Toopran, Narsapur, Sangareddy, Eddumailaram, Chevella, Shabad, Shadnagar, Daudguda, Gundelaguda, Ibrahimnagar, Malkapuram and Bibinagar. Nearly 210 km length of RRR alignment is on existing roads and the remaining 80 km is newly proposed.

Officials told Express that the HMDA will engage noted consultants for the feasibility study using remote sensing (RS) and GIS techniques.

Initially, the RRR may not be an access controlled. However, based on the traffic growth and development in surrounding areas, the RRR can be a partially/fully controlled facility.

Preliminary concept design of RRR for short-term (by 2021), mid-term (by 2031) and long term (beyond 2031) with 2/3/4/6 lane carriage way development will be prepared, officials said.

Location of wayside amenities, toll plazas, operation and maintenance infrastructure, safety structures etc, would also be indicated in the plan, they said.

Based on the current developments and importance of RRR connectivity to urban nodes and centres, the study would recommend necessary phasing and strategies of development for RRR in line with the MDP-2013.