Overview
- Traffic crawled through Panthangi, Choutuppal, Chityal and Peddakaparthy, with backups stretching roughly 4 km on Monday.
- Assistant Commissioner of Police Prabhakar Reddy said more than two lakh vehicles crossed the Panthangi toll plaza since Saturday and warned of continued high volumes into Tuesday afternoon.
- Ongoing highway expansion and flyover works created bottlenecks that compounded the return rush after the Dasara holidays.
- A crash at Reddy Bavigudem triggered a diversion onto the opposite carriageway, causing zigzag movement and further delays.
- Authorities opened more lanes at the Panthangi toll, deployed traffic police and diverted TGSRTC buses, while Hyderabad Metro reported a passenger surge at LB Nagar, Nagole and Ameerpet as commuters sought alternatives.