3/1/2018
PUNE: Pune:
With work on the Pune Metro rail route over Karve Road set to begin
in right earnest, officials have announced the measures that will be taken on
the stretch. For traffic, two lanes will be set aside on both sides of the
road, with the central portion being taken up for the Metro rail work. The
central portion will be around 9 metres wide, official said.
On either side of this section, a 7m-wide carriageway, split
into two lanes, will be available for vehicular use. This was done in
consultation with the traffic police department, in a bid to minimize
congestion in peak hours. MahaMetro has started reducing the width of footpaths
and shifting the electric poles on Karve Road. The work is expected to get over
in the next 20 days, following which the traffic department will also impose
one-way traffic restrictions near Nal Stop and Paud Phata.
MahaMetro officials regard Karve Road as the most challenging
stretch on the Vanaz-Civil Court corridor. The route along this entire stretch
is elevated and has been planned either on the middle of the road or alongside.
A portion will run along the riverside road.
"We are discussing traffic management with the traffic
police. Steps are being planned to complete the work in the shortest time. We
will also begin the work on double decker flyover, along with the work of
building a viaduct. This will help us complete the work in a short time,"
a MahaMetro official said.
The added that there was no need to cut the width of footpaths
on the entire Karve Road stretch, and that it will be done only where needed.
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