Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) will invite bidders to submit proposal to construction of the steel skywalk at Mehdipatnam.
A skywalk near the busy Mehdipatnam Rythu Bazaar area will make life easier for pedestrians will soon come up by Telangana government approving the detailed designs here on Wednesday.
According to officials, the project at the Mehdipatnam Rythu Bazaar, includes an elevated pedestrian corridor and a commercial building including lifts.
The site for the proposed skywalk abuts the PVNR Expressway with military land on one side and commercial and residential buildings on the other side. The skywalk has an overall length of nearly 380 meters including above ground retail outlets.
The proposed skywalk connects roads to Asifnagar and Gudimalkapur by providing pedestrian connectivity from the military area side towards the commercial and residential areas that exist near these local roads.
It is predicted that after the completion of the proposed skywalk, vehicular traffic will significantly improve, and pedestrians will have an easy option to move from one side of the Expressway to the other.
Key features of Sky Walk:
- Skywalk will be 380 m long and 3.6m wide.
- 2.5m high Steel grills on either side for ventilation.
- Glass panes on the top for clear-cut vision.
- Commercial complex with bus bay on the ground.
- Commercial space on top floor.
- Two-lane bus bay on ground floor.
- Each access way planned with staircase and lifts.
- 50m wide suspension bridge for road crossing.
- An elevator chair setting for physically challenged and elder citizens.
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