Pune infra watch: Centre sanctions Rs 169.15 cr for six-lane flyover at Katraj junction

The traffic chaos at the busy Katraj chowk is all set to resolve soon as the union government has sanctioned Rs 169.15 crore for the six-lane flyover at the junction that falls on the National Highway stretch. The junction connects Pune city to the Mumbai-Banglore bypass and Pune-Solapur highway.

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari recently declared sanctioning of the construction work of the flyover at a cost of Rs 169.15 crore for which the tender process was done a few months ago.

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) had proposed a flyover at Katraj junction to address the traffic chaos but could not take up the work for long.