Pune, 2nd December 2025: Pune’s Sinhagad Road is preparing for major changes as work begins on the newly approved Khadakwasla–Hadapsar–Kharadi and Nal Stop–Manikbagh metro routes. While the recently built flyover has eased traffic congestion, citizens have been questioning whether it will now be demolished or altered to accommodate the metro line.
According to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials, the flyover was constructed with the metro in mind. Locations for metro pillars were identified in advance, and the metro line will pass through the flyover at 66 specific points.
To make space for these pillars, the flyover’s width on each side will reduce by about one metre. The current width of 7.324 metres per side will shrink to 6.324 metres.
PMC officials clarified that the flyover’s extra width was intentionally added during construction to support future metro work. However, while the metro pillars are being built, commuters will face some inconvenience due to narrowed lanes and construction activity.
The Union Government recently approved the 32-km metro stretch costing ₹9,858 crore. Meanwhile, PMC has already spent ₹118 crore to build the Sinhagad Road flyover to ease traffic. Citizens now worry this investment may be partially compromised, and fear a repeat of earlier planning mistakes in the city.
Metro and PMC engineers worked together during planning. Of the 105 pillar alignments, foundations for 39 pillars were prepared earlier by cutting the flyover’s ramp section. The remaining pillars will be taken up during current metro construction, for which certain flyover edges will again be trimmed. Authorities claim that even after pillar installation, two traffic lanes will remain open on both sides.
Quoting a PMC project engineer, the official explained that the flyover was designed to allow metro pillars to pass through it and the required width adjustment was already part of the plan.
A local citizen, Avinash Khandare, expressed concern that Pune has previously wasted crores due to flawed flyover designs, and said that clear and transparent presentation of plans is necessary so citizens understand how the metro will run alongside the existing structure.