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NH-44 Traffic Jams and Accidents Delay Commuters for Hours

NH-44 Traffic Jams and Accidents Delay Commuters for Hours
NH-44: Heavy Traffic Jams, Mishaps Give Tough Time to Commuters · deccanchronicle.com

NH-44 is a major road connecting Adilabad and Hyderabad.

Many more trucks, buses and cars are now using it.

This has made the road crowded and slower.

Accidents often happen at places such as Kupti, where there are steep slopes and sharp turns.

When crashes occur, vehicles can stop for hours on both sides of the highway.

Road repairs and the construction of underpasses also sometimes force vehicles into one-way diversions.

People also spend time waiting at the Toopran toll plaza.

As a result, a car trip that once took about four hours may now take around six hours.

Key facts

Affected route
NH-44 between Adilabad and Hyderabad
Reported car journey
About six hours, compared with roughly four hours previously
Kupti-area delay
About 90 minutes to cover four kilometres from Saath Number village to Boath X Road via Kupti
Accident risks
Kupti ghats and bridge, Gudihathnoor and other identified black spots
Construction measures
Underpasses are being built at Gudihathnoor, while an underpass has been constructed at Kadthal
Additional bottleneck
Vehicles face time-consuming queues at the Toopran toll plaza
Road damage
The old Kupti bridge developed a hole, and heavy trucks are cited as contributing to road damage

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