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Traffic Chaos Halts Gadkari’s Pune Tunnel Site Review, DPR Due in Two Weeks

The detailed project report is due in two weeks, with central, state governments set to fund the four-lane tunnel.

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Traffic jam as commuters wait to allow the convoy of Union minister Nitin Gadkari to pass through in Pune on Monday. (HT)
MLA Hemant Rasane (left) submitted four-lane underground corridor project proposal to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in Pune on Monday. (HT)
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Overview

  • Gadkari arrived near the Shaniwarwada junction at the convergence of Shivaji Road and Bajirao Road before abandoning the on-site inspection due to peak-hour gridlock.
  • He met with BJP MLA Hemant Rasane and Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Chandrakant Patil to secure central support instead of continuing the route review.
  • Rasane blamed the congestion on coordination failures between the Pune Municipal Corporation and city police that worsened traffic delays.
  • The project calls for twin underground tunnels totalling 2.5 km designed to reroute over 100,000 vehicles daily away from Pune’s most congested central arteries.
  • Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered the DPR’s completion within 15 days to shape an environmentally sensitive design that preserves the city’s heritage structures.