Traffic resumes after the demolition of Chandani Chowk bridge. (Express Photo)The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has planned to start the work of the multilevel flyover at the Pune University junction next week as it expects that the two service lanes at Chandani Chowk would ease the traffic flow.
The PMRDA has been postponing the start of flyover work with the ongoing construction of another multilevel flyover at Chandani Chowk creating severe traffic issues between the city and Hinjewadi, Baner, Balewadi, Mulshi and Mumbai.
The PMRDA first declared to start the work in September but Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) requested it to postpone the work until the traffic issue at Chandani Chowk was eased after the widening of the road and construction of two service lanes. Following this, Pune Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (PUMTA) extended the start date to October 7.
“The multilevel flyover work at the Pune University junction was to start on Friday. The PMC requested to postpone the work due to traffic issues. The work will start next week but before that, we have convened a meeting of officers of various concerned government departments,” said a PMRDA officer.
The city has been witnessing traffic chaos at Chandani Chowk after the demolition of a bridge to make way for a multilevel flyover.
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will soon make two service lanes operational for traffic and it is likely to ease the traffic flow at Chandani Chowk, he said, adding it would also help in easing the traffic at the Pune University junction and enable the administration to take up the project work.
As per the plan, the PMRDA will construct the double-decker flyover with the metro rail on top and four ramps to connect three roads via flyover with Ganeshkhind road while the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will construct four underpasses. The work on the flyover on the Ganeshkhind road will be completed by November 2024.