Two new flyovers fail to address traffic mess

With area residents and commuters continuing to face heavy traffic congestion, especially during peak hours, even after the much-anticipated inauguration of two new flyovers on Sinhagad Road, there is growing dissatisfaction among the former who are now criticising the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pune traffic police for poor planning and mismanagement.

- Dheeraj Bengrut

PUNE:

Among the new flyovers, the one from Rajaram Bridge to Fun Time Multiplex operational since May 1, was expected to bypass five major junctions and thereby significantly ease traffic. However, it has merely shifted the congestion to the signal under Wadgaon Bridge where traffic is now getting gridlocked due to inadequate road infrastructure and signal timing issues.

Rajesh Jadhav, a resident of Hingne and daily commuter, said, "We were hopeful that the new flyovers would finally resolve the congestion issue. But what we see now is only partial improvement. The problem has just shifted a few metres down the road. It's disappointing that the authorities did not foresee the impact on the Wadgaon junction."