Now, Head Straight For The Airport Without Stopping At Any Signal

People will now reach Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in 20 minutes flat through PVNR Expressway. Presently, it takes about 45 minutes to cover this stretch. The construction of four flyovers is progressing at a brisk pace in Shamshabad.

Motorists can directly reach the parking lot of the airport at the end of the 27.2-km stretch, starting from the PVNR Expressway once the construction of these flyovers is completed.

The foundation stone of the project was laid in 2018. The funds were allotted after CM K Chandrashekhar Rao requested Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

The construction of flyovers coming up at Prof JayashankarTelangana State Agricultural University, Gaganpahad, Katedan, and Shamshabad, was taken up with Rs 300 crore allocated by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

The construction of the 3 flyovers at the University, Gaganpahad, and Katedan will be completed in 6 months while the 1.2-km long elevated flyover coming up at Shamshabad will take at least one year, Roads and Buildings (R&B) Engineer-in-Chief (National Highways) I Ganapathi Reddy said.

The project was supposed to be completed in 2020. However, owing to the delay in land acquisition, the construction work could not be completed, Reddy said.

"The flyovers were designed in such a manner that the motorists coming from local areas near the University, Gaganpahad, Katedan, and Shamshabad would not have to enter the main road on the NH-44 at Shamshabad connecting the airport and Bengaluru and would be allowed through the service roads only," he further added

R&B officials said efforts were on to sort out the issues related to relocation of a few religious structures for early completion of the project.