30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
One side of Sinhagad Road flyover to be inaugurated by Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will inaugurate one side of the Sinhagad road flyover – from Vithalwadi to Funtime theatre – on Thursday, a move which is aimed at easing traffic flow on the route and comes as a big relief for residents.
The Pune Municipal Corporation has completed work of its 2.2 km long lane of one side while the work of opposite side lane of 1.54 km long from Indian Hume Pipe to Inamdar chowk will be completed in June.
'PMC completed phase one of the project which is 520 metre long flyover on Sinhagad road at Rajaram bridge chowk in August last year. The focus had then shifted to complete the largest part of the flyover in phase two that will allow commuters to avoid five traffic signals on the congested road. The second phase included a 2.12-km flyover on one side from Vithalwadi to Fun Time theatre and a 1.54-km flyover from Indian Hume Pipe to Inamdar chowk. The project was implemented at cost of Rs 118.37 crore and additional Rs 27 crore for metro pillars,' a statement released by the PMC on Wednesday read.
'One side of the flyover is opening on Friday to the public. The PMC will complete the work on the second side of the flyover in June after which it will be inaugurated,' said Yuvraj Deshmukh, Chief Engineer of PMC.
The flyover project will help motorists avoid traffic signals at Vitthalwadi, Hingne Khurd, Anandnagar, Bramha hotel and Goel Ganga chowk while going from Vithalwadi to Funtime theatre on Sinhagad road. The other lane of the flyover will help avoid traffic signals at Bramha hotel, Anandnagar and Hingne Khurd.
The objective of the flyover is to address the traffic chaos at Rajaram bridge junction and ease the traffic flow on Sinhagad road, making it easier for pedestrians to cross the road. It will make travel to Swargate much easier and also help in fuel consumption for vehicles that otherwise get stuck in traffic jams.
The flyover work had got delayed after it was decided to make provision for constructing pillars for metro stations on the proposed metro route from Khadakwasla to Hadapsar via Swargate.
