Giving a new lease of life to the long-pending proposal for a ring road around Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad to divert heavy traffic to the outskirts of the two cities, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has proposed 161.73 km ring road at a cost of Rs 10,408 crore. The MSRDC on Saturday made a presentation before elected representatives and Pune corporation officers in the presence of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. The ring road proposals were being discussed and debated since the last few years with frequent changes in road alignments. A few years ago Public Works Department (PWD) of the state government had proposed a ring road plan which was never implemented. “We have to take a final decision on ring road as enough discussions have taken place. This is the final proposal. The MSRDC would construct the ring road which would cover Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and other areas in Pune region. This road will take care of all the outbound traffic, which is now passing through these twin cities,” said Pawar.
The total cost of Rs 10,408 crore includes construction cost of Rs 7,560 crore and land acquisition cost of Rs 2,848 crore. The six-lane road would have two service lanes, 7.5 km elevated road and 12 km tunnel. This road would connect fringes of Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, and connect Kesnand, Lonikand, Tulapur, Murkal, Alandi, Dehu, Kiwale, Wakad, Baner, Pashan, Chandni chowk, Katraj, Undri Pisoli, Holkarwadi, Wadki etc. “This would take care of the traffic towards Solapur, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Yavat and other outbound traffic. The cost of the road could be recovered by using additional floor space index (FSI) and there would be no need to impose toll on the vehicles,” said MSRDC officials. The MSRDC would not place the proposal before the state government for consideration.
Pawar asked the civic administration to meanwhile complete the roads planned in the 1987 Development Plan (DP). The DP had earmarked two internal ring roads, one passing through Peth areas and the second, on the fringes. The plan also includes a High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) route connecting areas between Bopodi and Hadapsar. The objective was to reduce traffic congestion. However,these roads may never become a reality as a majority of the land reserved for HCMTR has been dereserved while the land acquisition for the inner ring road has become impossible with largescale development in the city.
The state government will clear the 14.295-km Vanaz-Ramwadi elevated rail corridor proposal next week,said deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar .“There is no confusion about it. I will take the proposal to the chief minister on Monday and it should be cleared by the state cabinet next week,” Pawar asserted. The development comes close on the heels of the Union urban development ministry’s decision to consider metros in cities with a 20-lakh plus population.
The much-awaited 162-km ring road aimed at reducing congestion in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad has received a much needed push, with the tenders to be floated by July 27 and appointments for the alignment study likely to commence by September-October, revealed senior officials of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).
The ring road is aimed at reducing traffic in the city by at least 40 per cent. The project was taken forward at a recent meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Pawar stated that the financial model of giving development rights will work out well in implementing the project.
Divisional commissioner Prabhakar Deshmukh said the project was the need of the hour to ease congestion. “A month ago, the deputy chief minister had held a meeting and the MSRDC is to carry out the necessary procedures. The feasibility study for the proposed project would be carried out by MSRDC,’’ said Deshmukh.
The ring road was proposed in 2007. After several modifications in the implementation plan, it was decided to hand it over to private contractors, who would get TDR incentives. The road would also serve the local urban and rural population and there would be rules to not levy toll tax along this route, said MSRDC officials. Nearly 80 lakh people live along the route.
The model for the project — to cost nearly Rs 10,408 crore — looks at acquiring three times the required width of 100 metres and handing over development rights on the excess land to developers with adequate stakes for people giving up the land for the project. This process would help generate over 8 crore square feet (1,127.8 hectares) of FSI along the stretch. Sources said that Pawar said in the meeting that the ring road project should gain momentum and such projects in other cities where developers were given 4-5 FSI had worked out well.
The decision to build the 161.73-km ring road, a circular one, was taken on June 12, 2007 to decongest Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation areas. The project will be taken forward in four phases. The first is a 39.89-km stretch between Theur Phata to Chimbli on NH 9, the second is 46.40 km from Chimbli to Pirangut on NH 50, the third is 51.20 km from Pirangut to Sriramnagar on NH 4, and the last, 32.24 km, is from Gogalwadi to Theur Phata on NH 9. Twelve flyovers have been proposed on the six-lanes ring road, which will have four rail bridges and 13 tunnels as well.
The total cost of Rs 10,408 crore includes construction cost of Rs 7,560 crore and land acquisition cost of Rs 2,848 crore. The six-lane road would have two service lanes, 7.5 km elevated road and 12 km tunnel. This road would connect fringes of Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, and connect Kesnand, Lonikand, Tulapur, Murkal, Alandi, Dehu, Kiwale, Wakad, Baner, Pashan, Chandni chowk, Katraj, Undri Pisoli, Holkarwadi, Wadki etc. “This would take care of the traffic towards Solapur, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Yavat and other outbound traffic. The cost of the road could be recovered by using additional floor space index (FSI) and there would be no need to impose toll on the vehicles,” said MSRDC officials. The MSRDC would not place the proposal before the state government for consideration.
Pawar asked the civic administration to meanwhile complete the roads planned in the 1987 Development Plan (DP). The DP had earmarked two internal ring roads, one passing through Peth areas and the second, on the fringes. The plan also includes a High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) route connecting areas between Bopodi and Hadapsar. The objective was to reduce traffic congestion. However,these roads may never become a reality as a majority of the land reserved for HCMTR has been dereserved while the land acquisition for the inner ring road has become impossible with largescale development in the city.
The state government will clear the 14.295-km Vanaz-Ramwadi elevated rail corridor proposal next week,said deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar .“There is no confusion about it. I will take the proposal to the chief minister on Monday and it should be cleared by the state cabinet next week,” Pawar asserted. The development comes close on the heels of the Union urban development ministry’s decision to consider metros in cities with a 20-lakh plus population.
The much-awaited 162-km ring road aimed at reducing congestion in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad has received a much needed push, with the tenders to be floated by July 27 and appointments for the alignment study likely to commence by September-October, revealed senior officials of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).
The ring road is aimed at reducing traffic in the city by at least 40 per cent. The project was taken forward at a recent meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Pawar stated that the financial model of giving development rights will work out well in implementing the project.
Divisional commissioner Prabhakar Deshmukh said the project was the need of the hour to ease congestion. “A month ago, the deputy chief minister had held a meeting and the MSRDC is to carry out the necessary procedures. The feasibility study for the proposed project would be carried out by MSRDC,’’ said Deshmukh.
The ring road was proposed in 2007. After several modifications in the implementation plan, it was decided to hand it over to private contractors, who would get TDR incentives. The road would also serve the local urban and rural population and there would be rules to not levy toll tax along this route, said MSRDC officials. Nearly 80 lakh people live along the route.
The model for the project — to cost nearly Rs 10,408 crore — looks at acquiring three times the required width of 100 metres and handing over development rights on the excess land to developers with adequate stakes for people giving up the land for the project. This process would help generate over 8 crore square feet (1,127.8 hectares) of FSI along the stretch. Sources said that Pawar said in the meeting that the ring road project should gain momentum and such projects in other cities where developers were given 4-5 FSI had worked out well.
The decision to build the 161.73-km ring road, a circular one, was taken on June 12, 2007 to decongest Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation areas. The project will be taken forward in four phases. The first is a 39.89-km stretch between Theur Phata to Chimbli on NH 9, the second is 46.40 km from Chimbli to Pirangut on NH 50, the third is 51.20 km from Pirangut to Sriramnagar on NH 4, and the last, 32.24 km, is from Gogalwadi to Theur Phata on NH 9. Twelve flyovers have been proposed on the six-lanes ring road, which will have four rail bridges and 13 tunnels as well.
When is the work going to start? Any ideas?
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