Pune: Work On Flyover At University Chowk Should Start Immediately: MLA Siddharth Shirole
Pune, 2nd December 2022: The work of the double-decker flyover at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Chowk should be taken up immediately, MLA Siddharth Shirole demanded. He further said that the bridge should be made available to drivers by January 2024 in a meeting of the Pune Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (PUMTA) on Thursday (December 1).
The meeting was chaired by Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao. Collector Dr Rajesh Deshmukh, Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic Department Vijay Magar, Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) officials, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) officials, Smart City officials, Tata Company officials, and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials were present on this occasion. The flyover at University Chowk was reviewed in the meeting.
The old flyover at University Chowk was demolished in July 2020. Since then, there has been a traffic jam every day for the last 2.5 years. In the monsoon session of the Legislature, Shirole drew attention to the issue with a suggestion. At that time, Cabinet Minister Deepak Kesarkar had given an assurance in the Legislative Assembly that an urgent meeting of PUMTA would be held in this regard.
Accordingly, the PUMTA meeting was held on September 22. The Tata Company, which operates the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro, and the PMRDA had planned to construct the new bridge by November 2024. However, Shirole’s urgent demand to complete the construction of the bridge in one year to reduce the suffering of drivers was accepted in the PUMTA meeting. A PUMTA meeting was called to review the work.
Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao directed to remove all the hurdles in this work immediately to complete the flyover by January 2024. Also, the road at Modern College should be done as soon as possible. A new alternative route from the university to Bhosalenagar should be planned and the footpath should be reduced to provide more space for vehicles.
He suggested that the traffic police should plan properly to avoid traffic jams. Rao implied that all the concerned departments should coordinate continuously and complete this work at speed.
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