The Deccan Chronicle 30.09.2010
Metro roads to get widerSept. 29: Road widening will be taken up on the Metro Rail routes, according to a decision taken on Thursday.
Benefiting from the decision will be Jambagh Road, Nalgonda X-Roads, the stretch from Musheerabad-Koti junction via Sultan Bazar, the Greenlands-Ameerpet road, and the road from Saradhi Studios-Jubilee Hills Road No. 5.
The decision was taken at a coordination meeting between state and Central government departments to review the progress in clearing the path for the project.
The principal secretary to the government, Mr T.S. Appa Rao, asked the GHMC officials to restrict the road widening to 100 feet and minimise acquisition of private properties.
He asked the HMR project to supply detailed alignment drawings of the metro project to AP Transco, Central Discom, Water Board, BSNL and other utility services to decrease inconvenience once the construction begins.
The city traffic additional commissioner, Mr C.V. Anand, suggested that encroachments need to be cleared at the earliest and awareness needs to be created on traffic diversions.
