At the same time as Pimpri-Chinchwad is rising by leaps and bounds, main junctions and arterial roads within the twin metropolis have changed into chokepoints, rising journey occasions and elevating highway security considerations. To deal with this downside, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Company (PCMC) has determined to implement a complete motion plan at 25 busy junctions, mentioned officers.
The target is to ease each day commute time and create a extra environment friendly city mobility system, officers mentioned. (HT PHOTO)
To start with, the PCMC has recognized 25 busy junctions recognized to witness each day site visitors congestion and chaos based mostly on Google Maps site visitors knowledge, consultations with the site visitors police, and inputs from citizen boards. To ease site visitors woes at these junctions, the civic physique will develop lacking hyperlink roads, parallel routes, roundabout designs, and flyover expansions as a part of its complete motion plan. The target is to ease each day commute time and create a extra environment friendly city mobility system, officers mentioned.
Lacking hyperlink roads might be developed to offer seamless different routes and scale back dependence on congested highways. Over 11.36 km of lacking hyperlink roads are presently beneath growth of which roads in important areas equivalent to Kaspate Chowk, Pimpri-Kalewadi Highway, Adarsh Nagar (Kiwale) and Bhatnagar might be accomplished on precedence. In addition to, 34 new growth plan (DP) roads protecting 48.94 km are being developed at an estimated price of ₹809.78 crore to enhance site visitors circulation in newly growing areas. Moreover, roads might be redesigned with some roads to be expanded at Mukai Chowk, Triveni Nagar, and Krishna Nagar to minimise delays attributable to sign stoppages. A brand new rotary has been deliberate at M M Chowk in Kalewadi to ease congestion. In the meantime, a signal-free hall from Godown Chowk to Bhakti Shakti Junction on Backbone Highway is beneath growth for uninterrupted site visitors motion.
Shekhar Singh, PCMC commissioner, burdened on the company’s dedication to city mobility and mentioned, “Traffic congestion has been a growing challenge for Pimpri-Chinchwad. Our action plan is focused on implementing practical, long-term solutions, including missing link roads, improved junction designs, and better alternative routes. Residents can expect significant improvements in their daily commute as we accelerate these projects.”
As a part of its long-term imaginative and prescient, the PCMC is integrating its mobility plan with public transport enhancements and pedestrian and biking infrastructure beneath the Harit Setu initiative. This strategy will guarantee a well-connected, sustainable city transport community, benefitting automobiles, pedestrians, and cyclists alike.
A senior official mentioned, “To further alleviate congestion, flyover extensions and grade separators are being developed at Dange Chowk and M M Chowk, facilitating smoother transit across high-traffic zones. Additionally, the PCMC has undertaken an anti-encroachment drive to free-up road space, particularly in Wakad (Datta Mandir Road) where 55 shops and 19 temporary sheds were cleared.”