Pune Traffic Police Implements Heavy Vehicle Ban to Ease Traffic Jams
Pune Traffic Police issues provisional orders for ban on entry of cargo vehicles in city
Pune is undergoing significant infrastructural developments with ongoing metro and flyover projects, leading to heightened traffic congestion. The narrow roads exacerbate the issue, particularly with heavy vehicles occupying substantial road space. In response, Pune’s traffic police have introduced a crucial change by imposing a temporary ban on heavy vehicles within the city.
Shashikant Borate, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic Branch, stated that heavy vehicles, including trailers, containers, multi-axle vehicles, and articulated vehicles carrying various goods to and from Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, Solapur, Ahmednagar, Satara, and Mumbai, will be experimentally prohibited from entering the city starting March 5.
Alternative routes have been designated to redirect heavy traffic and mitigate the impact on regular commuters.
Key Changes and Alternative Routes:
1. Access to Pune city from Wagholi has been closed for 24 hours from Pune Nagar Road.
2. Vehicles coming from Pune Solapur and Pune Saswad Road will face a 24-hour closure from Hadapsar Noble Hospital Chowk to Kharadi Bypass Chowk.Â
3.Vehicles coming from Pune Solapur Road should take a right turn from Theur Phata and proceed via Theur, Lonikand, Shikrapur.
4.Vehicles coming from Pune Saswad Road should take a U-turn at Hadapsar and take a left turn at Theur Phata and proceed via Theur, Lonikand, Shikrapur.
Entry of heavy vehicles is prohibited from 7 to 11 pm on various routes
Alternative paths have been established to ensure smooth traffic flow.
Vehicles going from Pune Solapur Road to Satara, Mumbai will take a left turn at Hadapsar and take a right turn at Mantarwadi Phata from Saswad Road and take a right from Khadi Machine Chowk to Katraj Chowk to Satara or Navle Bridge to Mumbai. Also, vehicles coming from Saswad should take the left turn from Mantarwadi Chowk and use the above route.
Vehicles coming from Mumbai will take a left turn at Navale Bridge to Katraj Chowk and vehicles coming from Satara will take a left turn from Katraj Chowk to Khadi Machine Chowk Mantarwadi Chowk and take a left turn towards Solapur via Hadapsar and take a right turn from Mantarwadi Chowk to Saswad (Pune).
Also, as above, all types of vehicles will be closed for 24 hours to enter the inner city from the following locations.
- Solapur Road Noble Hospital Chowk, .
- Ahmednagar Road Kesnand Phata Wagholi
- Mumbai Pune Road Harris Bridge,
- Auudh Road Rajiv Gandhi Bridge,
- Baner Road Hotel Radha Chowk,
- Pashan Road Ramnagar Junction,
- Poud Road Chandni Chowk,
- Sinhagad Road Vadgaon Pul Chowk,
- Satara Road Katraj Chowk,
- Saswad Road (Bopdev Ghat Marg) Khadi Machine Chowk,
- Katraj Mantarwadi Bypass Road Undri Chowk,
- Alandi Road Bopkhel Phata Chowk
This strategic move aims to address the immediate challenges posed by heavy vehicular traffic, allowing for smoother navigation during the ongoing infrastructure development in Pune.
The experimental nature of the ban will enable authorities to assess its effectiveness and make informed decisions regarding long-term traffic management solutions.
