Pune Police, PMC And Google Collaborate To Improve Traffic On 32 Main Roads, Reduce Accident And Travel Time

Reported by Mubarak Ansari

Pune, 18th July 2024: In a bid to relieve Pune’s citizens from traffic congestion and reduce travel time, an innovative scheme will be implemented from 1st August on 32 main roads, which serve as key traffic channels in the city.

The improvements will include square (Chowk) enhancement, parking management, traffic control devices, and traffic separation techniques. These upgrades will be made in agreement with Google. An application (app) will be developed through the coordination between the Traffic Branch of Pune Police and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), aiming to reduce travel time and increase the carrying capacity of roads in Pune city.

Under the guidance of Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar and Additional Police Commissioner (East Region) Manoj Patil, a project will classify Pune’s roads according to their use and take special measures with the help of other local authorities.

The main roads selected for this project are those with the highest traffic in the city. When traffic is slow or jammed on these roads, the pressure shifts to internal roads, causing congestion in residential areas. To improve traffic flow on these main roads, enhancements will include updated signal systems, parking management, speed breakers, road surfacing, removal of road encroachments, and traffic control devices, according to Additional CP Patil.

The project will also involve completing missing road links, repairing damaged sections, enforcing no-hawker zones, addressing pending court cases related to roads, and taking appropriate measures for obstructing trees and establishments. These tasks will be coordinated with the Pune Municipal Corporation and other authorities.

By prioritizing these main roads and increasing their carriage width, the project aims to boost traffic speed and road capacity. This will encourage motorists to use main roads, thereby reducing the pressure on internal residential, commercial, and collector streets. Maintaining an average speed on main roads will increase their capacity, while speeds lower or higher than average will decrease it.

The Pune Municipal Corporation and the Pune Traffic Police will jointly develop a mobile app to coordinate square and main road improvements. This app will allow citizens to register area-specific problems and view solutions, as well as make suggestions for traffic improvements.

Additionally, the Pune city traffic police has entered a special agreement with Google to gather information about the city’s parking system, traffic congestion, changes in traffic, bus stops, auto stands, and PMPML stops.

“The above measures will be widely used to reduce the number of accidents in the city. We are also classifying accident causes into human and engineering errors and coordinating with Save Life Foundation to analyze the time taken for the injured to receive treatment. This initiative aims to reduce the number of accidents,” Additional CP Patil said.

           Road Name – Project Stretch

1. Solapur Road: Jedhe Chowk (Swargate) – Bhairoba Nala – Ramtekdi Junction – Vaidwadi Junction – Kavdipat Toll Plaza – Naygaon Phata
2. Magarpatta Road: Kharadi Bypass Chowk – Mundhwa Chowk – Magarpatta – Hadapsar (Solapur Road)
3. North Main Road to Solapur Road: Tadigutta Chowk – Jahangirnagar – Hotel Chul Mutton – Solapur Road
4. Saswad Road: Hadapsar Gadital to Dive Ghat
5. Katraj – Mantarwadi Bypass: Navle Bridge – Gokulnagar – Khadi Machine Chowk – Undri Chowk – Mantarwadi Phata
6. Nagar Road: Bopodi Junction – Khadki Bazaar – Holkar Bridge – Chandrama Chowk (Deccan College) – Parnkuti Chowk (Yerwada) – Viman Nagar – Wagholi – Koregaon Bhima
7. New Airport Road: ABC Farm Chowk (Koregagon Park) – Ramwadi – Pune Airport
8. Old Airport Road: Gunjan Chowk (Yerwada) – 509 Chowk – Pune Airport
9. Alandi Road: Chandrama Chowk (Deccan College) to Bopkhel Phata
10. Old Pune-Mumbai Road: RTO Chowk to Haris Bridge (Dapodi)
11. Satara Road: Jedhe Chowk (Swargate) to Katraj tunnel
12. Sinhgad Road: Jedhe Chowk to Nanded City
13. Shastri Road: Tilak Chowk to Dandekar Bridge
14. Nehru Road: Pune Station – Seven Loves Chowk – Gangadham Chowk – Kanha Hotel
15. Bajirao Road: Sawarkar Statue Chowk to Gadgil Statue Chowk, Laxminarayan – Mitra Mandal Chowk – Puram Chowk
16. Shivaji Road: Shimla Office Chowk (Shivajinagar) – Rameshwar Chowk – Jedhe Chowk (Swargate)
17. Santaji Ghorpade Road: Gadgil Statue Chowk (Shaniwarwada) to Shahir Amir Shaikh Chowk (Juna Bazaar)
18. North Main Road: Koregaon Park Chowk – ABC Farm Chowk – Tadigutta Chowk – Mundhwa Chowk – Keshavnagar
19. Sadhu Vaswani Road: Nehru Memorial Hall Chowk to Jahangir Hospital Chowk
20. Bundgarden Road: Dorabjee Mall – Council Hall Chowk – Residency Club Chowk – Mangaldas Chowk
21. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road: RTO Chowk to Maratha War Memorial (Tin Tofa Chowk) Camp
22. MG Road: Golibar Maidan to Dr Ambedkar Statue Camp
23. Prince of Wales Road: Bhairoba Nala – Lullanagar – Bibvewadi
24. Kondhwa Main Road: Golibar Maidan – Jyoti Hotel – Khadi Machine Chowk
25. Jungli Maharaj (JM) Road: Sancheti Hospital Chowk to Khanduji Baba Chowk (Deccan Corner)
26. FC Road: Khanduji Baba Chowk to Na Ta Wadi Chowk (Sakhar Sankul)
27. Ganeshkhind Road: Sancheti Hospital Chowk to Pune University Chowk
28. Senapati Bapat Road: SB Junction (University Chowk) – Symbiosis College – Law College Road – Nal Stop
29. Baner Road: Pune University Chowk to Radha Hotel Chowk
30. Paud Road: Paud Phata to Chandani Chowk
31. Karve Road: Khanduji Baba Chowk (Deccan) to Warje Junction
32. Kanhere Road: Nal Stop – Mhatre Bridge – Senadutt Police Chowky (Shastri Road)