Pune: Road closures and traffic diversions in place due to ongoing construction on Ganeshkhind road

A press release issued by Pawar on Thursday stated that construction of a porter beam at SPPU junction, relocating the water supply lines near COEP hostel and raising five new pillars for the Metro project are some of the works that are ongoing across the Ganeshkhind road.

During a press conference on Thursday, additional commissioner of police Manoj Patil and DCP Pawar shared details of the traffic diversion plan.

As per the plan, to prevent traffic jams, all vehicles are banned from Range Hills chowk to Shivajinagar via Ganeshkhind Road.

Vehicles going to Shivajinagar would be diverted to Narveer Tanaji Wadi junction via Agriculture College, to reach Shimla office chowk. From the Shimla office, vehicles can further go to Pune Railway, RTO or Ahmednagar highway using the underpass.

Also, only two wheelers, three wheelers and other four wheelers would be allowed to use the road from Bremen chowk (Aundh road) to the SPPU junction. All types of goods carrying vehicles, private and public buses are banned on this road till further orders. These vehicles would be diverted from Bremen chowk to Jaikar road for reaching Shivajinagar and from Bremen chowk to Dr Ambedkar chowk (towards Bopodi) for going to Pune Railway station, RTO and Ahmednagar highway.

Also, the PMPML buses coming from Hinjewadi and Sangvi to Senapati Bapat Road would be diverted from Rishi Malhotra chowk to Parihar chowk to reach SPPU junction via Baner road.

Manoj Patil, Additional Commissioner of the Pune City North Division (Express photograph by Arul Horizon)

Meanwhile, police said the road from Shimla office chowk to S G Barve junction via COEP hostel will be kept closed for traffic. Also, the road from Shimla office chowk to Kamgar Putala via the underpass will be closed for all traffic between 10 pm and 7 pm daily till further orders.

Traffic officials also said that the road from the Pune-Mumbai highway to the Range Hill via the Poultry Farm chowk and railway underpass will be kept closed for traffic. Vehicles using this route would be diverted from the Poultry Farm chowk towards Khadki police station via Pune-Mumbai highway.

Police said there will be “no parking and no halting” from Bremen chowk to Dr Ambedkar chowk to Sai chowk, and from Range Hills Corner to Symphony chowk to the Railway underpass and roads inside the Agriculture College.