In a major task to tackle long traffic congestion in Shivajinagar, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has put forward the construction of a new flyover connecting Sakhar Sankul near the Agriculture College to the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway.
This focuses to reduce heavy traffic on the busy road between Agriculture College and Sancheti Hospital which witnesses everyday congestion affecting office-going, students, patients, and commuters.
This flyover has come up with an estimated cost of around ₹61 crore has been prepared by the PMC's Special Projects Department and has been already received budgetary approval.
Officials said the structure will be built in a 'Y'-shaped design:
Once it gets completed the flyover will allow vehicles travelling from Gopal Krishna Gokhale Road to directly use the highway bypassing the congested Sancheti Hospital junction.
This is expected to provide smoother connectivity for commuters heading towards:
The project is also expected to:
Officials also added that the flyover will pass over the railway line and merge with the Narveer Tanajiwadi underpass, ensuring better traffic flow across key junctions.