Looking at Uppal X Road to Tappal Bus Depot, Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Ramakrishna G
8 kilometers of uppal-koridor, a corridor that became the second longest overpass in the city after the PVNR highway, promises to reduce traffic after completion. In the meantime, however, life along the section is defined by dust, fragmentation and disruption.
From Spot X Road, the corridor is also lining the score of small businesses, most of which try to cope with how to forward road work forward. The trenches for expanding roads were eaten to the exit stores and forced customers to choose uneven sections. Several merchants claim that pedestrian operation hit.
Mohammed Akbar, which operates a hardware store near Uppal, pointed to uneven ground before its trade. “The road is dug right at the entrance. Customers hesitate to stop here and are worse during the monsoon. The water is gathering in the pit and no one wants to enter the puddles of the ankle just to buy nails and colors.”
The condition of the road was the same because you can see from this photo from 2019. PHOTO CREDIT: NAGARA GOPAL
“My business has been here for 15 years, but since they dug outdoors, customers, except my loyal regular, have hesitant to come. Foot Traffic has dropped because people do not want to park and wade unevenly,” said K. Venkatesh, who operates a general business.
Another trader who owns a textile trade along the corridor said that the monsoons were deteriorating. “When it rains, the excavated portions turn into small ponds. Customers simply avoid the area. Vodography kills business for weeks,” he said.
The third trader, the sale of furniture, said that even a temporary condition is unbearable. “Every time a truck passes through, dense dust settles in my events. I spend more time cleaning than selling. The project can eventually benefit urban traffic, but right now is bleeding.”
For daily commuting, the section is a test of patience. During the top hours, the right slows down and even two laps fight on the battered road. G. Harish, who goes from uppal to Ghatkesar every day, said the season only changes the nature of inconvenience. “If it doesn’t rain, it’s unbearably dusty. If it’s raining, you’re spraying through crushing and waterlogging. Either way, it’s the worst way.”
The overpass project started in 2017, but was stopped due to administrative obstacles. Since then, it has regained momentum under the current government. At the beginning of this year, the Minister of Roads and Buildings of Komatiredy Venkat Reddy announced that the work would be packed in one and a half years. Officials now say that the overpass will be prepared by Dasara 2026.
Until then, residents and merchants along the corridor say they have only a small choice, but to cope with the mess and wait for the relief already in production.
Published – September 2025 17:56 IS IS
