Infrastructure

In Pictures: Hyderabad’s Upcoming 22 Km Long Cycle Track With 16 MW Solar Roof Along Outer Ring Road

India Infrahub

Jan 24, 2023, 02:53 PM | Updated 02:53 PM IST


A completed section of the upcoming cycle track in Hyderabad (@Bachanjeet_TNIE/Twitter)
A completed section of the upcoming cycle track in Hyderabad (@Bachanjeet_TNIE/Twitter)

The construction of the cycle track with solar panelled roof along Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road (ORR) is progressing at a fast pace.

The 4.5-metre wide cycle track is planned alongside the ORR for 22 kilometres in two stretches in the western parts of Hyderabad, i.e. 8.45 km from Nanakramguda to Telangana State Police Academy (TSPA) and 13.8 km from Narsingi to Kollur.

The cycle track would cover the areas adjoining the city's IT hub and rapidly emerging residential areas.

Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL), a wing of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), will implement the plan inspired by such facilities in South Korea.

Route of cycle track to be built in western Hyderabad (@TheNaveena/Twitter)
Route of cycle track to be built in western Hyderabad (@TheNaveena/Twitter)
A completed stretch of the project at night (HGCL)
A completed stretch of the project at night (HGCL)
Cycle track under construction, carpeting and solar roof installation are pending (HGCL)
Cycle track under construction, carpeting and solar roof installation are pending (HGCL)

The planned cycle track with solar roofing can accommodate three cycle lanes and one-metre wide green space on either side of the way. In addition, the cycle track can generate 16 MW of power through its solar roof, which would be used for ORR lighting, drip irrigation and other power requirements of the expressway.

Telangana government aims to complete this unique project in the capital in 2023 itself before the state goes to polls in November or December this year.

Cycle track with IT office towers in the background (HGCL)
Cycle track with IT office towers in the background (HGCL)
An illustration of the planned cycle track with solar roof (@TheNaveena/Twitter)
An illustration of the planned cycle track with solar roof (@TheNaveena/Twitter)

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