27/09/2025
Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has announced a ₹628 crore project to build a 50-kilometre road running parallel to the Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar metro line. The existing four-lane stretch will be upgraded into a six-lane concrete carriageway with service roads, cycle tracks, footpaths, bus bays, parking lanes and utility ducts. The project cost includes land acquisition, landscaping, electrification, utility shifting and central median construction, while a consultant will be appointed for surveys, design and monitoring. Tenders have already been floated, with plans to construct nearly 25 km of road on either side of the metro corridor. While officials argue the new road will complement the metro and provide utility corridors, some civic activists and motorists believe such expansion could encourage private vehicle use and worsen traffic congestion.