The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has taken a significant step towards easing travel between Charholi and Wagholi with the implementation of a new road project. Currently, the existing routes between these two places vary in distance from 16.5 km to 27 km, resulting in increased travel costs and time. However, the construction of a new road will reduce the distance between them to a mere 5.7 kilometers, facilitating smoother traffic flow.
The road development plan consists of eight levels, and work orders have been issued to a contractor company. This construction project will be executed through a public-private partnership (PPP) over a period of three years. The new road will not only bring Charholi closer to Wagholi but will also enhance connectivity to neighboring areas such as Alandi, Dehu, Bhosari, Nigdi, Pimpri Chinchwad, and Chakan.
The road will connect Wagholi on the Pune-Ahmednagar road to Charholi within the city limits of Pimpri-Chinchwad. It will also improve accessibility to the PMRDA ring road, Vadgaon Shinde, and Lohegaon villages.
The Pune Municipal Corporation is leading the development of this road, which will provide a direct route for vehicles traveling to Pimpri-Chinchwad or Mumbai via Yerwada from the Ahmednagar Road, bypassing Pune. Moreover, it will contribute to the enhanced connectivity promised by the proposed Ring Road by the Pune Metropolitan Area Development Authority (PMRDA).
Currently, vehicles traveling through the city road to Pimpri-Chinchwad pass through Yerwada, Vishrantwadi, or Khadki, Bopodi, including heavy vehicles like trucks, passenger buses, and containers. This often leads to traffic congestion and increased travel distances, fuel consumption, and expenses.
In the future, the new road will alleviate traffic congestion at Kharadi bypass chowk, Yerwada, Vishrantwadi, Khadki, Bopodi in Pune, and Dapodi, Dighi, and Bhosari in Pimpri-Chinchwad. It will significantly reduce the distance between Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nigdi, Charholi, Alandi, and Wagholi, resulting in time, fuel, and cost savings for commuters.
The project includes the construction of service roads on both sides, roadside storm drains, street lights for illumination, and traffic control lights. These road improvements will enhance connectivity for various routes, including the Alandi-Pune Palkhi route, Pune-Nashik Highway, Mumbai-Pune Highway, and Mumbai-Bangalore Highway.
