PMC To Begin Grade Separator Work At Pune University Junction To Ease Traffic Flow

With the double-decker flyover on Ganeshkhind Road nearing completion, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is preparing to start construction of a grade separator at the Pune University junction, the Indian Express reported.

A grade separator is a road that passes over or under another road.

The aim is to ease traffic congestion and enable smoother travel from Shivajinagar to Aundh and other areas.

The new infrastructure plan also includes a connecting arm from Senapati Bapat Road to the double-deck bridge at University Chowk.

The proposed grade separator will be 7.5 metres wide and 440 metres long, including a 210-metre covered stretch and 150 metres and 80 metres of open road on either side.

It will allow traffic from Shivajinagar to bypass the congested University junction and directly reach Aundh.

Traffic from Shivajinagar to Baner and Pashan will move from the double-decker flyover, while vehicles heading towards Senapati Bapat Road will take the existing road.

The connecting arm will measure 152 metres in length and 7.5 metres in width, with an 87.5-metre approach road.

Currently, traffic at the Pune University junction is severely impacted due to ongoing Metro and flyover works.

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in 2021 approved a Rs 426 crore integrated infrastructure plan that covers not only this flyover but also three grade separators and an underpass.

In this breakdown, the flyover component alone is budgeted at Rs 268 crore, with the remaining costs assigned to PMC for underpasses, ramps, and other grade separation works.

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has also initiated the second phase of widening on Ganeshkhind Road, covering the two-kilometre stretch from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to Sancheti Hospital, aimed at easing chronic congestion on this vital corridor.

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