HYDERABAD: The second Panjagutta steel bridge on road number 3 at Banjara Hills was finally thrown open to the public on Thursday. Animal husbandry minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav along with mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi inaugurated the bridge in the morning.
The bridge was built at a cost of ₹17 crore out of which ₹6 crore was used for acquiring properties. Now, vehicles can directly go from Nagarjuna Circle to KBR Park junction without any traffic problems as the road was widened from the Old Gate to the high tension power pole. The total road area is 140 meters, of which the approach return wall is 57 meters and the flyover is 9.6 meters. A total of 46 steel girders have been installed.
Srinivas Yadav said that the newly constructed steel bridge to the Panjagutta graveyard would alleviate the hassle for people going to the cemetery and for commuters.
Officials noted that bridge was built keeping the sentiments of the people in mind as they can perform rituals at the graves as there is ample space under the bridge.
