KBR Park one-way trial run aimed at long-term solution for traffic bottlenecks in the area, says Hyderabad Police Commissioner Sajjanar
The Hyderabad Traffic Police on Sunday carried out the second one-way traffic trial run around KBR Park as part of the efforts to assess future
The Hyderabad Traffic Police on Sunday carried out the second one-way traffic trial run around KBR Park as part of the efforts to assess future traffic management measures linked to the ongoing Hyderabad City Innovative & Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) project. Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar conducted a field inspection of the trial run and reviewed traffic movement at key junctions around KBR Park, where major infrastructure works, including steel flyovers and underpasses, are under construction. Accompanied by Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), D. Joel Davis, DCP Kajal, Jubilee Hills DCP A. Ramana Reddy and other senior officials, the Commissioner inspected the stretch from the KBR Park main gate through Basavatarakam Hospital, Agrasen Junction, Film Nagar, Road No. 45 and Jubilee Hills Check Post.
Officials said the exercise was aimed at studying whether a modified traffic circulation system could help address congestion in one of the city’s busiest corridors, which is expected to witness a significant increase in traffic volumes in the coming years. Speaking during the inspection, Mr. Sajjanar said the trial was designed to identify a long-term solution for traffic bottlenecks in the KBR Park area. He noted that the first trial run was conducted on April 5 and that lessons learned from that exercise had been incorporated into Sunday’s operation. The Commissioner said normal traffic movement would resume from Monday and that the one-way arrangement was only a temporary exercise intended to gather field-level data.
Authorities are currently studying the difficulties faced by motorists and identifying locations where congestion persists despite the modified traffic pattern. The Commissioner said sudden lane changes by motorists had emerged as one of the major challenges during the trial and appealed to commuters to follow traffic signboards and police instructions. Joint Commissioner D. Joel Davis said traffic engineers observed challenges at lane-merging points and intersections where vehicles switched directions. To improve vehicle movement, police are planning a dedicated 150-metre interchange zone between Jubilee Hills Check Post and KBR Park to facilitate safer and smoother lane merging.
Officials are also examining the feasibility of installing pedestrian signals at KBR Park and Jubilee Hills Check Post. Traffic flow during the trial was monitored using drone surveillance, with data being collected for further analysis.
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