NHAI, Pune traffic police seal illegal entry, exit points on highway near accident-prone Navale bridge

PUNE In a bid to bring down the number of accidents and put in place precautionary measures, the Pune traffic police along with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is reviewing and sealing the illegal entry and exit points, referred to colloquially by police as “punctures”, on the highway going towards the service road near the Navale bridge chowk on Katraj – Dehu road bypass.

At least ten people have died, and many reported injured in accidents on this stretch in the last three months.

Taking cognizance of these accidents NHAI along with Pune traffic police undertook multiple safety measures such as installing rumblers, bringing down the speed limit and even a police chowky has been set up nearby.