With the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) proposing to take up construction of master plan roads, grid roads and improvements to the existing major arterial and radial roads around Hyderabad, it has decided to empanel consultants for carrying out the planning and designing for the master plan roads.

The total length of different types of roads as per the Metropolitan Development Plan (MDP)-2031 is around 4,500 km and in the rest of HMDA area it is around 1,500 km.  The project comprises preparation of detailed project reports for construction of master plan roads, grid roads within the Outer Ring Road Growth Corridor and improvements to the existing major arterial and radial roads in and around Hyderabad city.

The consultants will be asked to carry out the planning and designing of the master plan roads for the preparation of preliminary feasibility study using remote sensing and GIS techniques and ground realities of the alignment and preparation of DPRs for construction of master plan roads, grid roads and improvements to the existing roads.

 With the 158-km-long ORR nearing completion, 33 radial roads have been identified to provide improved connectivity between the inner and outer ring roads. Work on seven of the 33 radial roads has been completed.