Baner wing of College Chowk flyover lastly set to open this week | Pune Information – The Occasions of India

PUNE: Commuters travelling throughout College Chowk could quickly get some aid from common site visitors snarls. The Baner facet ramp of the built-in double-decker flyover on the key junction is anticipated to open this week, PMRDA officers stated on Monday.PMRDA chief engineer Rinaj Pathan instructed TOI that work on signage is underway and the flyover in the direction of the BanerShivajinagar facet ought to open by the top of this week. “The Pashan facet will take longer as will probably be accomplished inside two to 3 months,” she stated. As soon as totally opened, the flyover will cut back time, gasoline consumption, site visitors congestion and vehicular air pollution within the hall, Pune Metropolitan Area Growth Authority (PMRDA) officers reiterated.Almost 90% of the general development has been accomplished, with the remaining ramp works within the last phases. The Aundh–Shivajinagar (E-Sq.) hall flyover opened to site visitors in Aug 2025.The 1.7-km-long flyover options three-lane up-ramps from Aundh, Baner and Pashan that merge right into a three-lane built-in double-decker bridge, shared with the Metro hall above. The venture incorporates a distinctive construction withMetro on the higher deck and a dual-traffic flyover under, constructed on a single-pier system.Commuters stated the opening is lengthy overdue. “It takes almost 45 minutes to cross College Chowk throughout peak hours,” a day by day commuter stated, including that site visitors congestion worsened as a result of pending ramp works.The delay within the Pashan facet opening has been attributed to utility shifting and restore of a leaking water pipeline.Many commuters identified that this venture has already been lengthy delayed. In 2020, throughout the Covid lockdown, two current single-lane flyovers on the junction had been demolished with govt approval and Pune Municipal Company (PMC) consent to make approach for the present built-in construction.