PUMTA plans alternate routes ahead of SPPU flyover construction

PUNE: The Pune Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (PUMTA) has planned various measures to ensure the smooth flow of traffic at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) chowk once construction of the proposed multilevel flyover along with the third metro line begins.

Pune divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao on October 26 chaired a meeting with the authorities of various agencies including PUMTA when a detailed plan was discussed for traffic diversion, opening of alternate routes, broadening of roads, and relocation of the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) bus stops on Ganeshkhind road which have been riddled with traffic jams. “We conducted a meeting of PUMTA and discussed measures to ensure the smooth flow of traffic. A draft comprising various measures has been prepared,” said Rao on Monday.