The Uppal junction in Hyderabad remains a persistent bottleneck, a notorious traffic hotspot where vehicles from the city’s northern, southern, and eastern zones, along with those traveling to and from Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri and Warangal, converge. The constant influx of outbound buses and heavy trucks exacerbates the congestion, transforming the junction into a daily nightmare for both commuters and traffic police, especially during peak hours.
Despite proposals for an ambitious traffic solution involving an an elevated corridor and two additional flyovers, relief appears to be a distant dream. The primary elevated corridor, under construction between Uppal and Narapally since 2018, is still a minimum of one year away from completion, assuming no further hurdles arise.
Adding to the frustration, two other crucial flyovers, planned as part of the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP), haven’t even broken ground due to a critical lack of funds. The completion timeline for the main elevated structure, initially inaugurated with much fanfare by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in 2018, has been repeatedly pushed back.
The project’s journey has been plagued by significant delays. Initially, issues with the contractor selected by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) led to the termination of their contract and a fresh bidding process. The State government’s involvement also saw setbacks when the originally planned Reinforced Concrete Cement (RCC) structure was deemed unsuitable for the required height. To clear the Hyderabad Metro Rail’s Blue Line corridor (between Nagole and Raidurgam), the flyover section needs to reach an impressive height of 23 meters. Consequently, a composite structure featuring steel piers was proposed and only recently approved in August 2025.
Land acquisition has been another major impediment. The project requires acquiring land from the Survey of India (SOI) and the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC). While progress has reportedly been made on the SOI front, with a letter sent to the Ministry of Science & Technology for transferring 8.04 acres at market price, nine properties from TGIIC still await acquisition, for which a public notice has been issued under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
Furthermore, the broader Uppal SRDP package includes two more parallel flyovers designed to provide bypass routes for traffic traveling to and from LB Nagar, allowing them to circumvent the perpetually jammed Uppal junction. These projects also face substantial land acquisition challenges, requiring 42 private properties and additional land from the SOI. Although their completion deadline is set for October 2026, sources suggest it’s highly improbable that construction for these flyovers will even commence by that time.