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Pune Ring Road to help in easing traffic congestion and enhance connectivity: Eknath Shinde

The project will be developed in two phases, east and west, at a cost of INR 26,831 crores. The toll-free road, which is estimated to be used by more than 70,000 vehicles every day, will help reduce air pollution by more than 25 per cent.

Pune Ring Road to help in easing traffic congestion and enhance connectivity: Eknath Shinde
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Pune Ring Road, the 173.7 km circular stretch that will service twenty-nine villages by connecting all highways around the city will also regulate pollution levels in the city by diverting heavy vehicular traffic from entering the city and reducing existing traffic congestion.

The toll-free road, which is estimated to be used by more than 70,000 vehicles every day, will help reduce air pollution by more than 25 per cent. The Pune Ring Road will have 14 multilevel interchanges, eight major bridges, 47 minor bridges, 18 viaducts, 17 tunnels, and four roadways over bridges. The project will be developed in two phases, east and west, at a cost of INR 26,831 crores.

According to a recent National Emissions Inventory report, automobile emissions account for 91 per cent of the pollution in Pune's air. The increased vehicle population in Pune has a significant impact on the infrastructure and traffic situation on inner-city roads, resulting in air and noise pollution in and around the city produced especially by the outbound vehicles that enter the city.

Commenting on the progress of the project, Eknath Shinde, Urban Development Minister, said, “As a result of significant expansion and urbanization, millions of vehicles arrive in Pune every day, causing air and noise pollution. To address this issue, we are constructing a ring road that will not only help regulate the city's air and noise pollution, but will also connect 9 National Highways, 4 State Highways, and 1 Urban Arterial Road. This project will contribute to the socio-economic growth of the Pune region while also easing traffic congestion within the city of Pune.”

The Pune Ring Road will entail the acquisition of roughly 1554.64 hectares of land, which is now being measured by the survey department. So far, 15 communities have been surveyed out of a total of 68. After the Ring Road is built, tourism and pilgrimage sites in Pune and surrounding cities will also be developed.

Vehicles travelling to and from Kolhapur, Saswad, Solapur, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Mangaon, Konkan, and Mumbai pass through Pune, causing traffic congestion and pollution across the city. The ring road will also considerably reduce travel time and distance, resulting in significant fuel savings to the travellers.

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