The international cycling competition Pune Grand Tour 2026 is being organised by the Pune district administration and the Cycling Federation of India.
To manage the routes, temporary changes will be made to traffic arrangements on major roads in the city on January 21 and January 23. Citizens should use alternate routes. During this period, motorists should avoid bringing vehicles onto the roads.
After the competitors move ahead, traffic will be restored in phases, informed Joint Commissioner of Police Ranjankumar Sharma at a press conference held on Tuesday (January 20). Additional Commissioner of Police Manoj Patil was present on the occasion.
The second stage of the competition will be held on Wednesday, January 21, and the fourth stage will be held on Friday, January 23, between 12 noon and 4 pm. However, traffic in the Camp area will remain closed from 9 am to 1 pm at the start of the competition. Vehicles providing essential services have been exempted from these restrictions.
Live location and route information of the competition is available on the website bpgt2026.punepolice.gov.in, and citizens are requested to plan their travel accordingly, appealed Joint Commissioner of Police Ranjankumar Sharma. On Thursday, January 22, traffic in the city will function as usual.
Race Start – Ladies Club, Camp
Closed route: Blue Nile Hotel area – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Chowk
Alternate route: Koyaji Road, M.G. Road
Closed route: Dr Ambedkar Statue Chowk, Khanya Maruti Chowk (M.G. Road) – Solapur Bazaar Police Chowki Chowk – Golibar Maidan Chowk. Also, traffic coming towards Golibar Maidan Chowk via Bhairoba Nala – Lullanagar Chowk – Gangadham Chowk – Dhobighat Chowk – Dias Plot Chowk will be closed.
Alternate route: Seven Loves Chowk, Wakhar Mahamandal Chowk via Gangadham Chowk
Closed route: Golibar Maidan Chowk – Lullanagar Chowk – Jyoti Hotel Chowk – Sheetal Petrol Pump
Alternate route: Mammad Devi Chowk – Bhairoba Nala – Lullanagar – Gangadham Chowk – Seven Loves Chowk.
Sheetal Petrol Pump – Kausarbaug – Ganga Satellite Society – Netajinagar – Lullanagar.
Also, Seven Loves Chowk – Gangadham – Lullanagar Chowk via under-bridge.
Closed route: Sheetal Petrol Pump – Khadi Machine Chowk
Alternate route: Kanha Hotel / Mithanagar – Aai Mata Mandir – Gangadham Chowk – Lullanagar.
For vehicles coming from Manjari side: Kanha Hotel – Gangadham Chowk – Lullanagar Chowk – Bhairoba Nala Chowk.
Ashram Road – NIBM Road – Gangadham Chowk.
Closed route: Khadi Machine Chowk – Trinity College, Yeolewadi – Bopdev Ghat
Alternate route: Shriram Chowk up to Yeolewadi.
Dharmawat Petrol Pump up to Yeolewadi.
Hadapsar – Saswad – Bopdev Ghat and Katraj – Shindewadi – Bopdev Ghat.
Closed route: Khadakwasla – Sinhagad Road – Kirkatwadi
Alternate route: Via Panshet Road.
Closed route: Kirkatwadi – Nanded City
Alternate route: NDA Link Road, NDA Shivne Road.
DSK Vishwa – Vadgaon Dhayari.
Closed route: Warje Bridge – Nanded City Gate
No alternate route.
Closed route: Radha Chowk – Poonam Bakery Chowk – Sus Khind Road (Bengaluru Highway Service Road)
Alternate route: Vehicles going towards Mhalunge Hinjewadi via Baner Road should take a U-turn at Sutar Chowk and proceed via Balewadi Phata – Jupiter Hospital Chowk – Kaspatte Chowk – Wakad to Hinjewadi.
Vehicles going to Susgaon via Baner Road should go via Sutar Chowk – Mamta Chowk – Sus Bridge – Service Road – Sutarwadi Underpass – Susgaon.
Vehicles going towards Bavdhan or the highway via Baner Road should go via Sutar Chowk – Mamta Chowk – Pune–Mumbai Highway.
Closed route: Poonam Bakery – Pashan Sus Road – Pashan Circle
Alternate route: Sutarwadi Road – Pune–Mumbai Highway.
Closed route: Pashan Circle – NCL – Abhimanshree Society – Savitribai Phule Pune University Chowk
Alternate route: Via Baner Road.
Closed route: Pune University Chowk – Bremen Chowk – Rajiv Gandhi Bridge
Alternate route: Bremen Chowk – Spicer College – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk – Range Hills / Church Chowk.
Closed route: Rajiv Gandhi Bridge – Bremen Chowk – Pune University Chowk – S.B. Junction
Alternate route: Bremen Chowk – Spicer College – Dr Ambedkar Chowk – Range
Closed route: S.B. Junction – JW Marriott Hotel – Balbharati – Patrakar Nagar
Alternate route: Ganeshkhind Road – Nargis Dutt Road.
Closed route: Patrakar Nagar – Law College Road – Prabhat Road – Shelar Mama Chowk – Karve Road
Alternate route: Bhandarkar Road – BMCC Road.
Closed route: Shelar Mama Chowk – Nal Stop – Paud Phata to Karve Putla Chowk
Alternate route: Law College Road up to FTII and riverbed road.
Closed route: Karve Putla Chowk – Vanaz Paud Road
Alternate route: DP Road – Warje Road – Gulawani Maharaj Road.
Closed route: Vanaz Paud Road – Nal Stop
Alternate route: Rambaug Colony Road – Paud Road (via Ashish Garden), DP Road – Sinhagad Road.
Closed route: Nal Stop – Mhatre Bridge – Senadatta Police Chowki
Alternate route: Law College Road – DP Road – Sinhagad Road.
Closed route: Senadatta Chowki – Lokmanya Tilak Chowk
Alternate route: Road behind S.P. College – Sinhagad Road.
Closed route: Tilak Chowk – Puram Chowk
Alternate route: Riverbed road – Kelkar Road.
Closed route: Bajirao Road – Puram Chowk – Appa Balwant Chowk
Alternate route: Sinhagad Road, riverbed.
Closed route: ABC Chowk – Rashtrabhushan Chowk
Alternate route: Maharana Pratap Singh Road, Jedhe Prasad Road.
Closed route: Rashtrabhushan Chowk – N.C. Phadke Chowk
Alternate route: Jedhe Chowk, Seven Loves Chowk route.
Closed route: N.C. Phadke Chowk – Swatantryaveer Savarkar Chowk
Alternate route: Thorle Madhavrao Peshwe Road, Sinhagad Road.
Closed route: Swatantryaveer Savarkar Chowk – Mitramandal – Laxminarayan Chowk – Maharashtra Mandal Chowk
Alternate route: Market Yard Road – Gangadham – Lullanagar.
Closed route: Maharashtra Mandal – Seven Loves – Timber Market – Narpatgir Chowk
Alternate route: Jedhe Chowk – Vega Centre.
Closed route: Narpatgir Chowk – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue (Camp)
Alternate route: Laxmi Road – Khanya Maruti Chowk.
Additionally, traffic will remain closed at National War Memorial to Arjun Road, Ghorpadi Junction – Sadhu Vaswani Chowk, Lal Mahal to Shaniwar Wada, Nata Wadi to Garware Chowk, and Bal Gandharva Chowk areas.
(Except for the stretch from Garware Bridge to Bal Gandharva Chowk, Blue Nile Hotel to ISKCON Temple, and Nanded Village Phata to Nanded City main entrance, traffic on other roads will not remain closed for more than half an hour.)
