Swargate-Katraj Underground Metro Work Forces Heavy Vehicle Ban, Parking Prohibited on Key Stretches
Heavy vehicles have been barred from several roads leading to Katraj Chowk from October 17 as work on the Swargate-Katraj underground Metro corridor intensifies, with Pune traffic police announcing restrictions and two designated alternative routes to ease congestion in the area. Vehicles travelling from Solapur via Hadapsar, Mantarwadi and Katraj-Kondhwa Road will not be allowed beyond Mantarwadi Chowk while those approaching via Bopdev Ghat face similar restrictions. Vehicles from Market Yard, Gangadham, Bibwewadi and Swargate are barred from the restricted stretch and on the Pune-Satara highway, heavy vehicles through the old Katraj tunnel cannot go beyond Shindewadi while those from Satara through the new Katraj tunnel will be stopped near Navale Bridge. Parking has been prohibited on both sides from Wonder City Society to Katraj bypass junction, from the junction to More Baug and Rajas Society and from the junction to the old Katraj tunnel.
Traffic police have designated two alternative routes for heavy vehicles. The first goes via Navale Bridge, new Katraj tunnel, Khed Shivapur, Saswad, Garade, Chimbali, Mantarwadi and Wadki. The second runs via Navale Bridge, new Katraj tunnel, Khed Shivapur, Garade, Bhiwari, Bopdev Ghat, Yewalewadi, Pisoli and Mantarwadi. ST buses and passenger vehicles from Satara heading to Swargate have been advised to turn right at Navale Bridge and proceed via Katraj. For commuters and freight operators who depend on Katraj Chowk as a key transit point connecting south Pune with the Satara highway and city routes, the October 17 restrictions mark the beginning of what is expected to be a prolonged period of altered traffic movement as the Swargate-Katraj underground Metro project moves into its most physically disruptive construction phase.
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