Rajaram Bridge closure triggers traffic chaos

Civic officials confirmed that each side of the bridge will take 22 days to be repaired and the stretch will remain closed for nearly two months

- Siddharth Gadkari

PUNE: Traffic on Sinhagad Road came to a standstill Monday morning after a section of Rajaram Bridge connecting Kothrud and Karvenagar was closed on a trial basis.

The sudden closure caused massive logjams, leaving commuters stranded for nearly four hours.

Following the chaos, traffic police reopened the bridge to regular traffic and announced that a revised traffic diversion plan will be implemented within a week.

With sudden closure of the bridge, heavy congestion was reported on both the main Sinhagad Road and the alternative canal road with bumper-to-bumper traffic from 8.30 am to 11 am and vehicle queues stretching several kilometers. Many ambulances too were caught in the jam, raising concerns among citizens. Vehicles remained lined up all the way to Dhayari.