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With permission in hand,work on the first multi-layered flyover in the district,at Nashik Phata in Pimpri-Chinchwad,is expected to begin by the end of February.
Speaking to TOI,Ashish Sharma,municipal commissioner said,The PCMC will construct a flyover that will enable motorists to cross the Pavana river,Pune-Lonavla railway tracks,Pune-Mumbai highway and Pune-Nashik highway.Permission from the Railways as well as from the Union ministry of surface transport was needed for the construction,which we have received.
Sharma said that initially the project was to be implemented under the Union governments Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).Later we tried to get loan from the World Bank (WB) for the construction of the Nashik Phata flyover.The WB agreed to give us a loan for the Empire Estate flyover as well as the Nashik Phata flyover.It also approved the format of tenders to be invited for the Nashik Phata flyover project.So now,the flyover will be built partly from JNNURM funds and partly from the WB loan.
Officials of the engineering department said that the two-tiered flyover would be the first in the district and would connect the Dehu Road-Katraj bypass and Pune-Mumbai expressway with the Pune-Mumbai highway and Pune-Nashik highway.
Traffic on the Pune-Mumbai highway will go via the ground layer.Traffic on the Pune-Nashik highway from Pimpale Gurav,Wakad,Kaswarwadi and nearby areas and vice versa will pass through the first layer.There is a provision for vehicles coming from Wakad,Pimpale Gurav,Kaswarwadi and nearby areas to reach the Pune-Mumbai highway and proceed to Pune or Mumbai.The traffic coming from Bhosari and going towards Pune and vice-versa will pass on the second tier of the flyover.
Officials said that traffic coming to Nashik Phata chowk in any direction would be able to cross the chowk without having to stop at the traffic signal.They said that earlier the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) had planned to construct a simple flyover at the Nashik Phata chowk in 2004.But after considering the topography and the traffic conditions at the chowk,a decision was taken to link the Pune-Mumbai expressway to the Pune-Mumbai highway and the Pune-Nashik highway.There was a delay in obtaining permission from the Railways and the Union ministry of surface transport,hence the cost of the project escalated from Rs 60 crore to Rs 93 crore.
Officials said that bids for the flyover project have to be submitted by January 15.It is expected that the tender process will be completed in February and the work will start at the end of that month.
The Pune-Mumbai highway and Pune-Nashik highway meet at Nashik Phata chowk.The PCMC has widened the Pune-Mumbai highway to 61 m while the Pune-Nashik highway has been widened to 42 m.As a result,there is heavy traffic at this chowk.
Reference:.timesofindia.com
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