Pune: Inauguration of Sinhagad Road Flyover’s Second Arm Delayed Due to Rains
Pune, 21st June 2025: The full opening of Pune’s longest flyover on Sinhagad Road has been pushed back by at least a month, as persistent rainfall has hampered ongoing construction work on the remaining side of the bridge.
One side of the much-awaited two-and-a-half-kilometre-long flyover was opened to the public on May 1, offering partial relief to commuters. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) had planned to open the other side within two months. However, due to monsoon rains disrupting road-laying work, the timeline has now been extended.
The flyover, constructed to ease the chronic traffic congestion on Sinhagad Road, had generated much anticipation among local residents. Work on the project began on September 21, 2021, under the PMC’s Building Department. Initially, officials had announced that the flyover section between Manik Bagh and Vitthalwadi would be completed by the end of December 2024, while the overall flyover was expected to open by March 2025.
Despite delays in certain stretches, construction progressed swiftly, and one side of the flyover—between Vitthalwadi and Fun Time Cinema—was completed ahead of schedule, leading to its partial inauguration in May. This development raised expectations among commuters for the full flyover to be operational soon.
However, officials now say that rainfall over the past few days has created muddy conditions, obstructing the remaining road-laying and asphalting work. Mud had been poured on the bridge to prepare the base layer of the road, but the ongoing rains have turned the surface slushy, halting further progress.
“Work is underway at a fast pace, but the recent rains have caused difficulties in completing the other side,” said Yuvraj Deshmukh, Deputy Commissioner of PMC’s Building Department. “Once the rains subside, we will resume work quickly and ensure early completion.”
With no immediate timeline for the second side’s inauguration, commuters using the busy Sinhagad Road stretch will have to continue enduring traffic bottlenecks during peak hours.
