Soon, people will literally be flying over Pimpri-Chinchwad, once the network of flyovers, designed to crisscross this rapidly growing Twin City of Pune, are commissioned.
For decades, the main arterial road connecting Pune to Pimpri-Chinchwad was NH-4, the Pune-Mumbai Highway, running in a roughly South-East to North-West direction. The scenario changed dramatically with the arrival of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the consequent Dehu Road-Katraj Westerly by-pass. Another arrival with just as far reaching effects, was the Rajiv Gandhi IT Park at Hinjewadi.The once sleepy Aundh Road and Baner Road became important routes to Hinjewadi and Pimpri-Chinchwad, and feeders to the by-pass; Aundh Road, in particular, grew into another major arterial road, parallel to the Pune-Mumbai Highway, significantly reducing the commuting time between the University Circle and the Western parts of Pimpri-Chinchwad, like Pimple Saudagar, Pimple Gurav, Thergaon and Wakad.
The traffic on this road at first multiplied, and soon grew exponentially, until the roads leading from Kalewadi, Thergaon and Dange Chowk running in a roughly South-North direction towards Pimpri and Chinchwad respectively became quagmires, threatening to sink under the sheer numbers of vehicles. Town Planners of PCMC and PCNTDA swung into action and drew up plans for road widening, and pivotally, for Flyovers.
The Nigdi Flyover was the first, on the NH-4 from Akurdi towards Bhakti-Shakti Chowk, but the greatest influence on reducing traffic congestion in Pimpri-Chinchwad will certainly be those running perpendicular to the Pune-Mumbai Highway in a generally South-North direction
The South-North Flyovers
Chapekar Chowk
This 1.5 kilometer Flyover, scheduled to be open for traffic in November 2010, will ease the chaotic state of the road leading from Thergaon to the Chinchwad railway over bridge to the Pune-Mumbai Highway, as well as from Pradhikaran and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Link Road.
Bhosari
The 1,400-m Bhosari flyover on the Pune-Nashik highway which connects Pimpri-Chinchwad to Chakan, opened for traffic in May, and it has already reduced travel time for commuters to Moshi, Chikhali, Chakan and beyond.
Empire Estate
The flyover near Empire Estate, on the old Pune-Mumbai highway, is part of the Kalewadi to Dehu-Alandi BRTS corridor. With a length of 1.9 km, this will become the longest Flyover in Pune District, while the width will be around 27 metres. It will have six lanes each 3.5 metres wide, including an exclusive lane in each direction for BRTS buses, a cycle track on both sides of the flyover, measuring 2.5 metres. And a 1.5 metre wide footpath.
The flyover will begin in Kalewadi and cross the Pavana river, Pimpri-Chinchwad link road, Pune-Lonavla railway line and the old Pune-Mumbai highway and end near the Auto Cluster in Chinchwad.
Nashik Phata
This is the first of its kind in Maharashtra, spanning a river, railway line and road, ‘Triple R’ as it is fondly referred to.It will be a boon to traffic from Wakad on the Expressway by-pass and the suburbs serviced by the Aundh-Ravet Road like Pimple Gurav and Kasarwadi going towards the Industrial hubs of Bhosari and Chakan, and onwards towards Nashik, and vice versa.
This two-tiered 1.1 kilometre long flyover will have 100-foot wide roads .It will span first the Pavana River to the South, then the Pune- Mumbai railway line, and finally the Pune-Mumbai Highway, onto the Pune- Nashik Highway.
More Flyovers in the pipeline
A few more Flyovers are on the drawing boards, at Dange Chowk and Kalewadi Phata on the Aundh-Ravet Road, and one at Kudalwadi junction, easing the traffic to Chikhali and the Dehu-Alandi Road.
For decades, the main arterial road connecting Pune to Pimpri-Chinchwad was NH-4, the Pune-Mumbai Highway, running in a roughly South-East to North-West direction. The scenario changed dramatically with the arrival of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the consequent Dehu Road-Katraj Westerly by-pass. Another arrival with just as far reaching effects, was the Rajiv Gandhi IT Park at Hinjewadi.The once sleepy Aundh Road and Baner Road became important routes to Hinjewadi and Pimpri-Chinchwad, and feeders to the by-pass; Aundh Road, in particular, grew into another major arterial road, parallel to the Pune-Mumbai Highway, significantly reducing the commuting time between the University Circle and the Western parts of Pimpri-Chinchwad, like Pimple Saudagar, Pimple Gurav, Thergaon and Wakad.
The traffic on this road at first multiplied, and soon grew exponentially, until the roads leading from Kalewadi, Thergaon and Dange Chowk running in a roughly South-North direction towards Pimpri and Chinchwad respectively became quagmires, threatening to sink under the sheer numbers of vehicles. Town Planners of PCMC and PCNTDA swung into action and drew up plans for road widening, and pivotally, for Flyovers.
The Nigdi Flyover was the first, on the NH-4 from Akurdi towards Bhakti-Shakti Chowk, but the greatest influence on reducing traffic congestion in Pimpri-Chinchwad will certainly be those running perpendicular to the Pune-Mumbai Highway in a generally South-North direction
The South-North Flyovers
Chapekar Chowk
This 1.5 kilometer Flyover, scheduled to be open for traffic in November 2010, will ease the chaotic state of the road leading from Thergaon to the Chinchwad railway over bridge to the Pune-Mumbai Highway, as well as from Pradhikaran and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Link Road.
Bhosari
The 1,400-m Bhosari flyover on the Pune-Nashik highway which connects Pimpri-Chinchwad to Chakan, opened for traffic in May, and it has already reduced travel time for commuters to Moshi, Chikhali, Chakan and beyond.
Empire Estate
The flyover near Empire Estate, on the old Pune-Mumbai highway, is part of the Kalewadi to Dehu-Alandi BRTS corridor. With a length of 1.9 km, this will become the longest Flyover in Pune District, while the width will be around 27 metres. It will have six lanes each 3.5 metres wide, including an exclusive lane in each direction for BRTS buses, a cycle track on both sides of the flyover, measuring 2.5 metres. And a 1.5 metre wide footpath.
The flyover will begin in Kalewadi and cross the Pavana river, Pimpri-Chinchwad link road, Pune-Lonavla railway line and the old Pune-Mumbai highway and end near the Auto Cluster in Chinchwad.
Nashik Phata
This is the first of its kind in Maharashtra, spanning a river, railway line and road, ‘Triple R’ as it is fondly referred to.It will be a boon to traffic from Wakad on the Expressway by-pass and the suburbs serviced by the Aundh-Ravet Road like Pimple Gurav and Kasarwadi going towards the Industrial hubs of Bhosari and Chakan, and onwards towards Nashik, and vice versa.
This two-tiered 1.1 kilometre long flyover will have 100-foot wide roads .It will span first the Pavana River to the South, then the Pune- Mumbai railway line, and finally the Pune-Mumbai Highway, onto the Pune- Nashik Highway.
More Flyovers in the pipeline
A few more Flyovers are on the drawing boards, at Dange Chowk and Kalewadi Phata on the Aundh-Ravet Road, and one at Kudalwadi junction, easing the traffic to Chikhali and the Dehu-Alandi Road.
Pimpri Chinchwad is known to be a fast developing city in the Pune district of the Indian state Maharashtra. In the last few years, the city has attained a lot of recognition for its growth in the real estate sector. Read on to learn more about the realty developments took place in this city.
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