Outer Ring Road (Hyderabad)

Outer Ring Road,Hyderabad, Telangana
బాహ్య వలయ రహదారి, హైదరాబాద్
8-lane ring road expressway
Route information
Length:	158 km (98 mi)
Existed:	2008 – present
Location
States:	Telangana
Highway system
Indian road network National Expressways State

Outer Ring Road (officially:Nehru Outer Ring Road) is a 158 kilometer, 8-lane ring road expressway encircling the City of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is built by HMDA at a cost of Rs.6,696 crores. with an assistance of Rs 3,123 crores from Japan International Cooperation Agency. The expressway is designed for speeds up to 120 km/h. A large part, 124 km (covering urban nodes viz., Hi- Tech city, Nanakramguda Financial District, Hyderabad International Airport, IKP Knowledge park, Hardware Park, Telangana State Police Academy, Singapore Financial District, and Games village) of the 158-km was opened by December 2012.

It gives an easy connectivity between NH 44, NH 65, NH 161, NH 163 and NH 765 from Hyderabad to Srisailam as well as state highways leading to Vikarabad Nagarjunasagar and Karimnagar /Mancherial. The Ring Road also helps in reducing the travel time from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to cities like Nizamabad & Adilabad as it connects to NH44. The expressway is fenced and 33 radial roads connect it with the Inner Ring Road, and the upcoming Regional Ring Road.