3 min readPuneJun 11, 2026 06:51 PM IST
First published on: Jun 11, 2026 at 06:51 PM IST
The last route for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is all set to make an exit as the Pune civic body and the city police are in favour of dismantling the existing BRTS on Pune-Alandi road.
In response to a resolution by elected representatives, Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram said the Pune-Alandi road was choked by traffic between Bindu Madhav Thackeray chowk and Sathe Biscuit chowk and citizens lost precious time commuting through here.
“If the BRTS land on Pune-Alandi road is removed, it will allow for two additional lanes for buses and other vehicles plying on the road which will make citizens commute conveniently,” said the municipal commissioner.
The city traffic police has urged the Pune civic body to remove the BRTS lane on Sadalbaba chowk to Vishranwadi chowk in Pune-Alandi road to resolve traffic and avoid accidents.
A civic officer said the BRTS on the Pune-Satara road has been discontinued for the construction of the Swargate to Katraj Metro stretch, while the BRTS on Pune-Nagar road has been removed following demands by citizens. “The BRTS was not used effectively in Pune as private vehicles plied on the route which led to accidents. Therefore, the last existing BRTS on Pune-Alandi road is on the verge of being removed,” he said.
The civic road department said that the PMC has undertaken constructing a grade separator and flyover at Bindu Madhav chowk, which will have extensions to all four roads of the junction and the need for the BRTS would decrease. It stated that the Pune civic body was constructing a flyover and grade separator between Vishrantwadi Chowk to Phulenagar road. The civic body said that along some BRTS stretches, private vehicles used the system as a place to commute as it was vacant due to the low frequency of PMPML buses, causing accidents as a result.
The PMPML opposed any move to remove the BRTS on the Pune-Alandi road, saying it was plying 126 buses on the dedicated route along which 80,000 citizens travelled daily for faster, safe and cheap commutes. “The discontinuation of BRTS will likely lead to a decrease in frequency of buses on the route as trips will get cancelled due to traffic congestion, speed of vehicles will reduce and will lead to an increase in road accidents,” a PMPML official said.
The proposal to remove the BRTS on the Pune-Alandi road was tabled by NCP corporator Suhas Tingre, who said it was a grave inconvenience to citizens.
Pune is on the verge of dismantling its final BRTS route on the Pune-Alandi road to clear chronic traffic bottlenecks and reduce accidents. (File) 
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