Pune Ring Road

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Pune Ring Road
Pune Ring Road
Route information
Maintained by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Pune Municipal Corporation, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Length105 km (65 mi)
Major junctions
North end Alandi
Major intersections
NH60-IN.svg NH 60 in Pune - Nashik Highway
NH48-IN.svg NH 48 in Mumbai - Pune section of highway
NH48-IN.svg NH 48 in Mumbai–Pune Expressway
NH48-IN.svg NH 48 in Pune - Bengaluru section of highway
NH965-IN.svg NH 965 in Pune - Saswad - Palkhi Marg
NH65-IN.svg NH 65 in Pune - Solapur Highway
NH753F-IN.svg NH 753F in Pune-Ahmednagar Highway
South end Katraj
Location
Country India
State Maharashtra
Major cities Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad
Highway system
State Highways in Maharashtra

Pune Ring Road (Officially PMRDA Ring road) or Pune inner ring road is one of the three ring roads planned for construction in and around the city of Pune, India. [1] Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority claimed that the road will decrease traffic congestion and provide better access to the fastest growing areas. The road will be 173 km long and will service twenty-nine villages by connecting all highways around the city. [1] The cost is estimated at 104.08 billion (US$1.2 billion). [2] The other two ring roads are MSRDC ring road and High-capacity mass transit route.

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The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Pune Municipal Corporation and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority are responsible for the road plan and purchase of the required land. The Public Works Department suggested that the Design-Finance-Build-Operate-Transfer model be used.

History

On 12 July 2007, Maharashtra Chief Minister Sri Vilasrao Deshmukh proposed a ring road around city of Pune. The Pune District Guardian Minister proposed that the road be 120 meters wide with service roads.

On 16 January 2014, the Government of Maharashtra approved the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation's proposal for preparing a detailed project report. [3]

The government announced the formation of the authority on 2 April 2015. [4] The authority prioritizes Metro and Ring Road works and promises to turn these plans into reality. On 26 July 2015, Pune NCP[ clarification needed ] leader Ajit Pawar described irregularities in the detailed project report. The Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a new survey, and the work was given to the authority. [5] On 7 November 2015, authority completed the land survey. Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation planned to take measures to commence construction. [6]

On 8 November 2019, Times of India reported that according to the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority, only 24% of the needed land had been used for the first phase and "officials are awaiting central funds to speed up the project." [7] [8]

Details

The ring road will be 105 km long when completed. The road will consist of 2 lanes on both sides, and will include eight flyovers, four bridges over railways, seven viaducts, fourteen subway roads, thirteen tunnels (with a total subterranean distance of 3.75 km), and will cost an estimated ₹104.08 billion (US$1.5bn). The total land used for the project will be 48 hectares (118.6 acres) of government-owned land, and 25 hectares (61.8 acres) of privately owned land. [9]

Planning

This project will be completed in four phases: [10]

  1. Phase 1: Theurphata - NH 65 - Kesnand - Wagholi - Charholi - Bhavdi - Tulapur - Alandi - Kelgaon - Chimbli - NH 60
  2. Phase 2: NH 60 - Chimbli Moi - Nighoje - Sangurde - Shelarwadi - Chandkhed - Pachne - Pimploli - Rihe - Ghotawde - Pirangutphata
  3. Phase 3: Pirangutphata - Bhugaon - Chandni Chowk - Ambegaon - Katraj
  4. Phase 4: Ambegaon - Katraj - Mangdewadi - Wadachiwadi - Holkarwadi - Wadkinaka - Ramdara - Theurphata - NH 65

Other ring roads proposed for Pune

High-capacity mass transit route

The High-capacity mass transit route is a ring road proposed by the Pune Municipal Corporation for city of Pune. Such a road was proposed way back in the late 1970s. This will pass through the suburbs of Bopodi, Aundh, Shivajinagar, Erandawane, Kothrud, Duttawadi, Parvati, Bibewadi, Wanawadi, Salasburry Park, Hadapsar, Mundhwa, Kalyaninagar, Yerawada and Kalas comprising an expected total length of 35.96 kilometres having 34 junctions with existing roads of the city which includes 17 up ramps and 16 down ramps. Average speed on this road is expected to be 21 kmph. The primary goal is to reduce traffic congestion along with air & noise pollution. [11] A Bus Rapid Transit system was proposed on this route but was later replaced by a neo metro project. [12]

Pune outer ring road (MSRDC ring road)

Representatives of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) have declared an alternate Ring Road (Pune Outer Ring Road). Total length of this road is 136.8 km and will pass through 83 villages around the city. Out of this 39 kilometres will be four lane road and remaining 97.8 km will be six lane road. The project will be constructed in two sections of which the western section, which stretches from Urse on Mumbai-Pune Expressway to Shivare on NH48 as well as the remaining eastern section. The maximum allowed speed on this road is expected to be 120 km/h. There are going to be eight tunnels with a total length of 11.29 km and a half a kilometer bridge across Khadakwasla dam reservoir. [13]

According to reports on September 2024 end 90% land was acquired on western section of road while 70% was acquired on eastern section of the road. The project construction is expected to commence by October 2024 end and complete by May 2027 end. The western section is 65.45 km which will be completed in five phases varying from 7.5 km to 20 km while the eastern section is 71.35 km which will be constructed in four phases varying from 11.85 km to 24.5 km. [14]

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