One side of the Sinhagad Road flyover opens momentarily, letting commuters skip five major business signals, eventually offering relief, smoother drives, and a stopgap for a business eased hereafter in Pune.
Pune: A major consolation is given for commuters on the thronged Sinhagad Road. From Vithalwadi to Fun Time Theatre, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has opened part of the much-awaited flyover event. Eventually, this 2.2 km stretch will help cars to avoid five chaotic business signals: Vitthalwadi, Hingne Khurd, Anandnagar, Bramha Hotel, and Goel Ganga Chowk—a major step in decongesting one of Pune’s most crowded corridors. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), which had completed phase one of the flyover at Rajaram Bridge Chowk last August, has now finished the alternate phase on one side. June will see the completion of the last segment, the 1.54 km Indian Hume Pipe to Inamdar Chowk.
Built at a cost of ₹ 118.37 crore, with an extra fresh ₹ 27 crore spent on housing metro station pillars, the design was delayed due to integration with the future Khadakwasla-Hadapsar Metro line through Swargate. Adaptations for metro station pillars meant redefining the structure and schedule, but officers are confident the delay will pay off.
Yuvraj Deshmukh, PMC’s principal mastermind, assured that the remaining lane would open by June. Once completely functional, the flyover won’t only help clear crucial corners but also ameliorate energy effectiveness, reduce trip time, and enhance rambler safety.
For those who navigate Sinhagad Road daily, this flyover is not just a structure; it’s long-awaited relief from honking chaos and energy-wasting gridlocks. School motorcars, office-goers, delivery riders, and seniors all suffer when business crawls. This is n’t about speed; it’s about quality in exchanging.
The design may have faced detainments, but aligning with the Metro structure is a wise, unburned-evidence move. Let’s just hope the other side doesn’t keep citizens staying too long again. Because in metropolises like Pune, every nanosecond stuck in business costs more than just time; it costs quality of life.