The Mehdipatnam in Telangana will soon get a state-of-the-art skywalk to enable passengers to cross the road. The pedestrians continue to find it difficult to cross the road near Rythu Bazar area, despite the presence of a zebra crossing and signals operated by traffic police. The location had foot-over-bridge (FOB) prior to construction of PVNR Expressway. The skywalk project is being undertaken by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) at an estimated cost of Rs 34.28 crore. The half-a-km steel skywalk will also have other provisions as a commercial building does. The skywalk will be constructed in 500 m stretch and will have 16 lifts including two in nearby Rythu Bazaar.
It is reported that the Minister for IT E&C, MA&UD and Industries & Commerce Departments, KT Rama Rao has approved detailed designs and HMDA will call for bids. As a part of this project, bus shelters will also get redesigned. The aim of the project is to provide pedestrian connectivity from the military area side towards commercial and residential areas in nearby localities including Asif Nagar and Gudimalkapur.