PUNE The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to scrap the proposed Y-shaped flyover at Market Yard after objections from traders and members of the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), Pune.
PMC will now work on a new proposal to extend flyover towards Gangadham chowk in future, said civic officials.
PMC project department had invited bids for a Y-shaped flyover at Gultekdi, Market Yard for an estimated cost of ₹15 crore, but traders and APMC took objection to the flyover saying it will add to the chaos instead of solving traffic problem congestion.
Traders approached Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Parvati, Madhuri Misal and explained to her the problem. Following the meeting, Misal met PMC commissioner and discussed the issued.
After MLA’s intervention along with constant opposition from traders and APMC, PMC decided to cancel the tender. The proposal has been sent to PMC commissioner for approval.
Abhijit Ambekar, executive engineer of PMC project department, said, “We have decided to cancel the proposal for the Y-shaped flyover. We haven’t given work order to anyone yet. Therefore, there is no legality arising after the cancellation of tender so far. We will return the deposit to the contractor.”
He further said, “APMC and traders have demanded an extension of flyover up to 150 metres towards Gangadham chowk area. We had already completed all the necessary planning and technical drawing. Therefore, it was not possible to extend the flyover. So, PMC took the decision to cancel the project.”
{{/usCountry}}He further said, “APMC and traders have demanded an extension of flyover up to 150 metres towards Gangadham chowk area. We had already completed all the necessary planning and technical drawing. Therefore, it was not possible to extend the flyover. So, PMC took the decision to cancel the project.”
{{/usCountry}}“We will consider the demand of APMC in future with a fresh proposal of the flyover with extension up to Gangadham chowk,” he said.
PMC standing committee had approved around 15 crore to construct another Y-shaped flyover at Warehouse chowk near Market Yard to avoid traffic congestion which will be created due to Dice plot slum area to Giridhar Bhavan fly over.
The Poona Merchant Chamber had also demanded to extend the flyover stretch. However, the municipal corporation sanctioned the original plan of a Y-shaped flyover.
According to APMC officials, Shivneri road and Nehru road are passing through APMC premises and are a part of APMC. A Y-shaped flyover is being constructed in the APMC area.
“We had already demanded to extend the flyover towards Gangadham chowk by 150 metres to avoid traffic congestion on Shivneri road. More than 100 shops will be affected if the flyover will not be extended. We had raised our concern during PMC officials’ site visit for the project,” they said.