Chandani Chowk old bridge demolition in Pune: Police announce traffic diversion plan
Pune City Traffic police have announced a traffic diversion plan to be implemented from the night of October 1 till the morning hours of October 2 when the old bridge at Chandani Chowk will be demolished by controlled blasting to facilitate the construction of a new flyover.
Various agencies had expedited their efforts to resolve the issues of traffic jams at and around Chandani Chowk area after the convoy of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was stuck in the jam in the last week of August.
The demolition of the old bridge at Chandani Chowk, which was scheduled to be done by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in the second week of September, is finally taking place from 11 pm on October 1 to 8 am on October 2.
