Pune: Preparations complete, Chandani Chowk bridge to be demolished Sunday
The 30-year-old Chandani Chowk bridge in Pune is set to be demolished between 1 am and 2 am Sunday. The government reviewed the preparations for the demolition Saturday and informed that people staying within the 200-meter periphery of the bridge have been shifted out as a precautionary measure. It added that over 400 police personnel have also been deployed in the area.
Traffic near the demolition site will be closed at 11 pm Saturday and reopened at 8 am Sunday, as per the plan announced by the government.
“The bridge will be demolished between 1 am and 2 am. It will be a six-second exercise. We are confident that the traffic will be reopened by 8 am Sunday,” Sanjay Kadam, project director, National Highways Authority of India, told indianexpress.com.
