A coordinated push to untangle the IT corridor

A cross-agency traffic coordination meeting on Wednesday brought renewed focus to congestion and pedestrian safety across Cyberabad’s busy technology and business districts. Chaired by Cyberabad Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Gajarao Bhupal, the session convened the Telangana Government Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC), the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), private consultants, and Cyberabad Traffic Police officials.

The objective: to tackle persistent bottlenecks, re-balance space for walkers and vendors, and smooth vehicle flows through design tweaks and utility realignments. Officials said they would prioritize corridors with the heaviest delays and areas where pedestrian movement is most constrained.

Congestion hotspots under the scanner

Participants identified a set of high-friction stretches that routinely slow commutes in and around HITEC City and the Financial District. The corridors flagged for immediate attention include:

  • ITC Kohenur to IKEA flyover road
  • Lemon Tree to Trident Road
  • Cyber Towers flyover landing to Medicover Hospital
  • Vamsiram to Wipro junction
  • ICICI junction to WaveRock Road

These links serve dense office parks, hotels, and residential zones, concentrating peak-hour demand and creating spillovers at adjoining intersections.

Junction redesigns and road geometry changes

Officials discussed reworking intersection geometry to improve throughput and reduce conflict points:

  • Shifting right-angle (90-degree) approaches toward more gradual (45-degree) angles where feasible to aid turning and merging.
  • Channelizing movements to minimize crisscrossing and shorten wait times at signals.
  • Streamlining narrow stretches and removing localized pinch points that cascade into long queues.

Where structural changes are constrained, the plan emphasizes lane discipline measures, curb adjustments, and better demarcation of turning pockets to optimize existing widths.

Pedestrian-first upgrades and vending management

With thousands of daily walkers in the IT corridor, pedestrian safety emerged as a core priority:

  • New footpaths are proposed in high-footfall areas, with attention to continuity, width, and obstacle-free surfaces.
  • Improvements are planned for narrow sections that force pedestrians into the carriageway.
  • Earmarked vending zones would organize informal commerce off busy sidewalks, freeing up space for safe movement while maintaining livelihoods.

The approach aligns with complete-street principles: continuous pavement, safer crossings, and clear separation between pedestrian, vendor, and vehicular domains.

Clearing the way: utilities and right-of-way

A recurring impediment to smoother flows is the placement of roadside utilities. The meeting underscored the need to:

  • Shift electrical poles and water pipelines that encroach on carriageways or footpaths.
  • Coordinate trenching and relocation schedules to avoid repeated disruptions and reduce work-zone delays.

By reclaiming effective width and standardizing clear zones along priority corridors, officials expect measurable gains in capacity and safety without major land acquisition.

Data-led traffic operations

To complement physical fixes, the police and partner agencies called for sharper operational insights:

  • Analyze vehicle movement patterns during peak and non-peak hours to fine-tune signal cycles and lane usage.
  • Identify link roads that can act as pressure valves, dispersing traffic across the network rather than funneling it through a few chokepoints.
  • Review new connectivity proposals to ease reliance on overloaded arterials, especially near major IT campuses and hospitals.

This iterative, data-driven approach is intended to guide phasing and ensure that early interventions deliver visible relief while longer-term works are prepared.

Who’s at the table

The meeting featured key decision-makers and implementation partners, including:

  • Cyberabad Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Gajarao Bhupal (chair)
  • TGIIC Vice Chairman and Managing Director K. Shashanka
  • TGIIC Zonal Manager Kavitha
  • Society for Cyberabad Security Council CEO Naved Khan
  • Private consultancy representatives and Cyberabad Traffic Police officials

This blend of enforcement, infrastructure, and industry voices is designed to align planning, permissions, funding, and on-ground execution.

Why it matters

  • Productivity and reliability: The IT corridor is a major employment cluster. Smoother commutes can cut travel time variability, helping firms and workers alike.
  • Safety: Continuous footpaths, safer crossings, and organized vending can reduce pedestrian risk in crowd-heavy zones.
  • Cost-effective gains: Junction geometry tweaks and utility relocation can unlock capacity without the long timelines of new flyovers.
  • Inclusive streets: Managed vending and accessible sidewalks balance commerce with mobility, supporting a wider range of users.

What’s next

  • Detailed surveys: Traffic counts and turning-movement studies across the listed corridors are expected to inform signal plans and design details.
  • Design and phasing: Pilot works on junction reconfiguration and footpath upgrades could precede larger, permanent changes.
  • Utility coordination: Aligning schedules with power and water agencies will be critical to avoid overlapping disruptions.
  • Public updates: As proposals advance, authorities are likely to share timelines, work windows, and detour plans to minimize commuter impact.

While timelines and budgets were not announced at the meeting, the multi-agency consensus around footpaths, junction improvements, and utility shifts sets a clear direction. If executed in phases and anchored by data, these measures could deliver early relief at the worst chokepoints while laying groundwork for broader network resilience in Cyberabad’s fast-growing urban core.