Durgam Cheruvu Bridge

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Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge
Long Exposure of Cable bridge on Durgam Cheruvu.jpg
Long Exposure of the bridge
Coordinates17°25′54″N 78°23′24″E / 17.4317°N 78.39°E / 17.4317; 78.39
Carries6 lanes, (3 lanes each way), pedestrians and bicycles
CrossesDurgam Cheruvu
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Total length233 meters (764 ft)
History
Construction cost₹ 184 crore [1]
OpenedSeptember 25th 2020
Location

The Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge is an extradosed bridge in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The bridge is located near Inorbit Mall at Madhapur.[2] The bridge connects Jubilee Hills with Financial District and eases traffic congestion to Madhapur across Durgam Cheruvu.[3][4]Each piller it has 13 cables each side.

Background[]

After the city experienced a boom in the number of cars owned and in traffic, the Jubilee Hills to Madhapur commute, which usually takes 30 minutes, started to take 40-60 minutes. The government of Telangana then put forward a proposal of a bridge through Durgam Cheruvu to ease traffic in the area and cut down travel time to 10 minutes.[5]

Construction And Plan[]

Originally the bridge was supposed to have 3-5 pillars holding the road but some environmental concerns forced the government to settle for a cable-suspension bridge with 2 pillars holding the cables. Construction tenders were opened in early 2019 and L&T (Larson and Toubro) ended up winning the contract and the construction began on 9 March 2019. The bridge was supposed to be completed in April/May 2020 and opening in June 2020. However due to the Covid-19 Global Pandemic, construction finished in August with opening set to be done by Telangana Minister K. T. Rama Rao and Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India G. Kishan Reddy on September 25. The bridge is the longest bridge in Hyderabad.[6][7][8]

InOrbit Durgam Cheruvu Marathon[]

InOrbit Durgam Cheruvu Marathon 2021 was held on 24 January 2021.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Durgam Cheruvu cable-stayed bridge to be ready by July- end". May 18, 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ "Inorbit Mall adds a virtual layer".
  3. ^ S, AuthorS; Kumar, eep. "Durgam Cheruvu bridge hits 'quick' milestones". Telangana Today.
  4. ^ "Load test conducted at Hyderabad's Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge". Telangana Today.
  5. ^ "Hyderabad's Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge witnesses another milestone". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  6. ^ "Cable stay erection begins at Durgam Cheruvu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  7. ^ S, AuthorS; Kumar, eep. "Durgam Cheruvu Cable bridge launch: Countdown begins". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  8. ^ "Hyderabad's Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge witnesses another milestone". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  9. ^ "Hyderabad: Huge crowds take part in runs at cable bridge".

Coordinates: 17°25′54″N 78°23′24″E / 17.4317°N 78.3900°E / 17.4317; 78.3900


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