Pune Ring Road Project: NHAI Transfers 31-Kilometer Ring Road Project To MSRDC
Pune Ring Road Project: NHAI Transfers 31-Kilometer Ring Road Project To MSRDC
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has transferred the 31-kilometer proposed ring road project between Solapur Road and Pune-Bengaluru Road to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). The project will be executed in three phases and MSRDC has called for tenders accordingly. Consequently, the entire ring road construction will now be completed in twelve phases.
The ring road, designed to ease traffic congestion in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, and surrounding areas, has been split into two sections: eastern and western. The eastern section will pass through five talukas, including Haveli. MSRDC has already acquired 70 percent of the land required for this section.
Previously, NHAI was handling the Green Corridor project between Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Since the proposed ring road and the Green Corridor overlap in some areas, it was initially decided that NHAI would manage the 31-kilometer segment. However, this decision was reversed, and the project was reassigned to MSRDC.
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MSRDC has divided the 31-kilometer stretch into three phases and has issued tenders for the same. The deadline for tender submissions is set for the first week of September. Earlier tenders were deemed controversial as they came in 40-45 percent above the estimated cost.
The new plan aims to streamline the ring road’s construction, which will now be undertaken in twelve phases.
