Building Pune: Ganeshkhind, Sinhagad road flyovers to partially open for traffic soon

PMRDA expects Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and his deputies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar to attend the inauguration of the flyovers.

The long-awaited flyovers on Ganeshkhind and Sinhagad roads in Pune are set to partially open in the coming days, with the arm from Aundh to Shivajinagar ready for public use.(Source: Express Photo)

The long-awaited flyovers that will improve traffic flow on Ganeshkhind and Sinhagad roads in Pune are set to open partially to the public in the coming days, according to civic officials.

“The work of the flyover on Ganeshkhind road is going on in full swing. The arm of the flyover enabling traffic flow from Aundh to Shivajinagar is ready and will be open for public use in the next few days. However, the other two arms of the flyover from Shivajinagar to Baner and Pashan will take two more months for completion,” said Yogesh Mhase, Metropolitan Commissioner, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA).

He said the work on the arm of the flyover for the Aundh to Shivajinagar route is complete, and only the consultant’s certifications are pending before it can be opened to the public. “I have informed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde on the status of the project while inviting them to inaugurate it. Hopefully, they will communicate their availability soon,” said Mhase.

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Siddhartha Shirole, the BJP legislator from Shivajinagar, said, “The work of one arm of the flyover on Ganeskhind road is complete, so the administration has been asked to invite the chief minister to inaugurate it.”

PMRDA is constructing an 881 metre-long double-decker flyover with the elevated Metro rail route on top and a flyover connecting three roads with Ganeshkhind Road. In the next phase of the integrated road infrastructure project on Ganeskhind road, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will construct a grade separator at Pune University Chowk and a connecting arm from Senapati Bapat Road to the double-decker bridge at University Chowk on Ganeshkhind Road.

The 1,540-metre-long flyover from Sinhagad Road to the city, extending from the Indian Hume Pipe Company at Manikbaug to Inamdar Chowk near Hingane, is now complete. It crosses four junctions along the route.

“The PMC first inaugurated the 495-metre-long flyover from Vithalwadi to Veer Baji Pasalkar Udyan, jumping the main junction of the Rajaram bridge. Later, one arm of the flyover from Vitthalwadi to Fun Time theatre on Sinhagad road in Vadgaon Budruk was opened to the public. Now, the last stage of the project from Manikbaug to Hingane Khurd is complete, and the flyover will be open for public use in the next few days,” said Dinkar Gojare, incharge of the civic traffic and transport department.

Ajay Jadhav

Ajay Jadhav is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on Infrastructure, Politics, Civic issues, Sustainable Development and related stuff. He is a trekker and a sports enthusiast. Ajay has written research articles on the Conservancy staff that created a nationwide impact in framing policy to improve the condition of workers handling waste. Ajay has been consistently writing on politics and infrastructure. He brought to light the lack of basic infrastructure of school and hospital in the hometown of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as two private helipads were developed by the leader who mostly commutes from Mumbai to Satara in helicopter. Ajay has been reporting on sustainable development initiatives that protects the environment while ensuring infrastructure development. ... Read More

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