GHMC to Audit Structural Safety of Begumpet Airport and 23 Other Hyderabad Flyovers

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has announced a comprehensive structural health audit and safety assessment of 24 key ageing flyovers, Road under Bridges (RuBs), and Road over Bridges (RoBs), including the Begumpet Airport flyover.

The initiative aims to identify structural defects and prepare detailed restoration and strengthening plans to ensure public safety under rising traffic volumes in the city. The civic body decided to launch the safety audit following decades of wear, increasing traffic, and visible signs of corrosion on several of the city's oldest elevated corridors. Preliminary inspections have already revealed corrosion and other structural concerns at several locations.

The audit will cover 24 major structures. In addition to the Begumpet Airport flyover, the list includes flyovers at Paradise, Patny-Parade Ground, Tarnaka, Narayanaguda X Roads, Basheerbagh, Masab Tank, Telugu Talli Junction, Langar Houz, Panjagutta, Khairatabad, Lakdikapul, Chandrayangutta Old, Puranapul, and Nayapul. It also covers the Chowni, Uppuguda, Lalithabagh, YSP Swimming Pool, Talab Katta, Yakutpura, Azampura, and Malakpet RuBs, as well as the Dabeerpura RoB.

To execute the project, the GHMC will engage specialized consultants to carry out detailed investigations and prepare condition assessment reports for each structure. The consultants will perform structural stability assessments, load capacity evaluations, and advanced non-destructive testing to determine whether the ageing infrastructure remains safe for public use.

The safety assessment will focus on identifying hidden structural deficiencies without causing damage to the actual structures. Inspectors will look for defects such as distressed bearing regions, damaged expansion joints, corrosion, and voids in girders.

The consultants will utilize advanced technologies, including Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) testing and other non-destructive evaluation methods. Additionally, they will conduct scaffolding-based physical inspections of girders, diaphragms, piers, and pier caps.

Following the investigations, the selected consultants will evaluate the condition of individual structural components, recommend suitable rehabilitation techniques, and prepare general arrangement drawings. They will submit detailed reports along with cost estimates for the required repairs and strengthening works to the GHMC.