Pune Metro begins large-scale road repair works
2 years, 1 month ago

Pune Metro begins large-scale road repair works

Hindustan Times  

Following criticism that the ongoing metro work has resulted in damaged roads, the Maha-Metro has taken up road repairs on a large scale even as it claims to have removed the barricades wherever the metro work is over. With the metro works between Vanaz and Garware, PCMC and Phugewadi, and the Regional Transport Office and Bund garden having been completed, the barricades there have been removed and the roads have been restored. On his part, the Maha Metro spokesperson said, “The Metro has always taken the stance of removing the barricades and opening the road to traffic after the works are completed. As soon as the metro work is over, the barricades will be removed and the road will be restored and road works will be taken up. From time to time, wherever work on the elevated track or the stations has been completed, the Metro has removed the barricades and restored and opened the road to traffic.

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PMRDA serves notice to metro official for damaged roads
3 months, 2 weeks ago

PMRDA serves notice to metro official for damaged roads

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority has issued a notice to Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited -Pune Metro Line-3 regarding the poor condition of road between Maan-Hinjewadi-Wakad and Shivajinagar area which they blame on the ongoing metro works. PMRDA has issued a notice to Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited regarding poor condition of road between Maan-Hinjewadi-Wakad and …

Centre okays Swargate-Katraj metro rail route
4 months, 1 week ago

Centre okays Swargate-Katraj metro rail route

Hindustan Times  

Strap: Cost of 5.46-km project is ₹2954.53 crore, to be operational by 2029 The metro route is considered crucial given the high footfall on the stretch that connects key areas such as Market Yard, Bibvewadi, Dhankawdi, Balajinagar, Bharati Vidyapeeth and Katraj suburbs. The Union cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved the Swargate to Katraj underground …

Pune Metro to implement livelihood restoration plan for displaced families
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pune Metro to implement livelihood restoration plan for displaced families

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited is working on a livelihood restoration plan for around 234 families displaced by the Civic Court Metro Station construction. The urban utility plans new road, bus terminus, skywalks, parking space and other facilities at Civil Court area to develop it as a multimodal transport hub. Under the land rehabilitation plan, Maha-Metro plans to form …

7 more Pune Metro stations to soon get pay-and-park facility
4 months, 2 weeks ago

7 more Pune Metro stations to soon get pay-and-park facility

Hindustan Times  

Pay-and-park soon to be reality at eight metro stations as Pune Metro Rail Corporation Limited has invited bids to start this service at eight stations on Metro line-2. In the coming days, pay-and-park facilities will be available at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation station, Sant Tukaramnagar, Phugewadi, Bopodi, Shivajinagar, Civil Court on Pune Metro Line-1; and Ideal Colony and Mangalwar Peth/RTO. …

PMRDA fined ₹13L for damage to Ganeshkhind Road during Pune Metro work
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PMRDA fined ₹13L for damage to Ganeshkhind Road during Pune Metro work

Hindustan Times  

Taking stringent action against various authorities for damaging city roads, the Pune Municipal Corporation road department has fined the Pune Metropolitan Development Authority ₹ 13.70 lakh for damages caused during Metro work on Ganeshkhind Road. Additionally, there are potholes on the stretch.” Reacting to the development, Aniruddha Pavaskar, chief of the Road Department of PMC said, “A private company is …

Pune Metro: PMC preparing LAP for areas within 500 metres of four stations
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pune Metro: PMC preparing LAP for areas within 500 metres of four stations

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation is preparing a local area plan for areas within 500 metres of four metro stations namely Vanaz, Swargate, Pune railway station, and Ramnagar-Baner. As per the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations, the PMC proposes provision of higher floor space index around metro stations with an aim to achieve transit-oriented development. The objectives of each LAP …

Pune Metro to compete Civil Court-Swargate stretch work by July-end
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Pune Metro to compete Civil Court-Swargate stretch work by July-end

Hindustan Times  

Pune Metro plans to call the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety for final inspection and safety clearance of Budhwar Peth, Mandai, and Swargate stations by the end of July. In February 2024, Pune Metro successfully carried out the trial run on Civil Court to Swargate station which is the last stretch of Pune Metro Line 1. Atul Gadgil, director of …

Mumbai Metro barricades come down, 63% of city roads freed
6 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai Metro barricades come down, 63% of city roads freed

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: For the last seven to eight years, barricades have blocked many parts of the city on account of the underground Metro 3 project. “Now that the barricades are gradually being removed, we are hoping that customers will flock to our stores again.” Remedios’ shop, which has been around since the mid-1940s, is empty, with bare shelves. “Now that the …

Five new entry-exit gates at metro stations for greater accessibility
6 months, 1 week ago

Five new entry-exit gates at metro stations for greater accessibility

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: To improve accessibility, Pune Metro has opened five new entry and exit gates at five metro stations namely, Pune Municipal Corporation, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan, Deccan Gymkhana, Bopodi, and Kalyani Nagar. At Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan metro station, entry/exit gates 2 and 3 are on opposite sides of Junglee Maharaj Road, allowing commuters to use the footbridge without crossing the busy …

Three coaches of Pune Metro line 3 to arrive in city by end-May
7 months ago

Three coaches of Pune Metro line 3 to arrive in city by end-May

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Three coaches of the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s metro line 3 from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar are expected to arrive in the city by the end of this month. Three coaches of PMRDA’s Metro line 3 from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar are expected to arrive in Pune by end of May. Once these evaluations are completed, the PMRDA plans to …

Pune Metro to introduce ‘pay and park’ services at eight stations
10 months, 1 week ago

Pune Metro to introduce ‘pay and park’ services at eight stations

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited has announced the proposed launch of “pay and park” services at eight of its stations. The parking facility is available at PCMC Station, Sant Tukaramnagar, Phugewadi, Bopodi, Shivajinagar, Civil Court on Pune Metro Line-1; and Ideal Colony and Mangalwarpeth/RTO on Pune Metro Line-2. According to metro officials, “There is parking space available at 15 …

Pune Metro Completes Successful Trial Run From Civil Court To Swargate
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pune Metro Completes Successful Trial Run From Civil Court To Swargate

News 18  

The Pune Metro has reached an important achievement in its development of public transportation. Having said that, it has completed a successful trial run from the Shivajinagar Civil Court underground station to Swargate station. Among those present during the trial run were key figures including Atul Gadgil, Director of the Pune Metro Project, Hemant Sonawane, Executive Director of Public Relations …

Road-widening plan hits two metro stations’ works
1 year, 1 month ago

Road-widening plan hits two metro stations’ works

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The widening of Ganeshkhind Road is causing a hurdle for Pune Metro Line 3 project. The widening of Ganeshkhind Road has delayed construction of two stations of Pune Metro Line 3 project. According to the civic officials, PMC has begun road-widening work of Ganeshkhind Road at two stretches — from Savitribai Phule Pune University to RBI Building and further …

Centre approves Metro extension till Nigdi
1 year, 2 months ago

Centre approves Metro extension till Nigdi

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Centre on Monday gave approval to the extension of Pune Metro from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to Bhakti-Shakti Chowk in Nigdi, but delayed the nod for Swargate to Katraj route considered one of the busiest stretches that could attract record footfall. Centre on Monday gave approval to the extension of Pune Metro from PCMC to Bhakti-Shakti Chowk in …

46 per cent work of Pune Metro Line 3 complete
1 year, 3 months ago

46 per cent work of Pune Metro Line 3 complete

Hindustan Times  

Work on the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s metro project, which will connect the IT hub of Hinjewadi with Shivajinagar, is progressing rapidly. Pune Metro Line 3 is an elevated rail project connecting Hinjewadi to central part of Shivajinagar. Alok Kapoor, chief executive officer, Pune Metro Line 3, said, “Pillar construction, pile cap work for Pune Metro Line 3 has …

Monday Musings: Metro takes shape, Pune airport not even mentioned in debates
1 year, 4 months ago

Monday Musings: Metro takes shape, Pune airport not even mentioned in debates

Hindustan Times  

After a delay of over a year, two sections of Pune Metro – Garware College to Ruby Hall and Phugewadi to Civil Court – will finally be operational on August 1. According to the latest Environment Status Report published by Pune Municipal Corporation for 2022-2023, the city’s population is projected to cross 10 million by 2047 from the current five …

Maha-Metro sets December deadline to complete work in Pune
1 year, 6 months ago

Maha-Metro sets December deadline to complete work in Pune

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Metro Railway Corporation Limited has set a target to complete all metro work in the city by December this year, said officials. At present, the Commissioner of Metro Railway Security has conducted the first inspection of Garware College to Ruby Hall Clinic metro stretch, and a second visit is scheduled soon. Hemant Sonawane, public relations officer of Maha-Metro, …

Maha-Metro installs girder at Sangamwadi railway crossing
1 year, 11 months ago

Maha-Metro installs girder at Sangamwadi railway crossing

Hindustan Times  

The work between Ramwadi station and Civil Court is complete and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited has also installed steel girders on Sangamwadi railway crossing line, said officials on Thursday. Brijesh Dixit, managing director of Maha-Metro said, “Civil court interchange station to Ramwadi station viaduct work is 90 per cent complete. This line will connect the Metro network Pune railway …

Pune metro tunnel excavation work in final stage, 95% complete
2 years, 7 months ago

Pune metro tunnel excavation work in final stage, 95% complete

Hindustan Times  

PUNE The tunnel excavation work for the underground metro has reached the final stage with 95% of work completed. The tunnel excavation work for the underground metro is underway at Mandai station. Once it reaches Budhwar peth the entire 12km excavation work will be completed.” The underground metro route will have five stations – Shivajinagar, Civil court, Budhwar peth, Mandai …

Monday Musings: Pune Metro can change our lives and the way we commute
2 years, 9 months ago

Monday Musings: Pune Metro can change our lives and the way we commute

Hindustan Times  

London got Metro train in 1863; New York in 1904. But it is a starting point, as Pune was eagerly waiting for since past two decades, when citizens were first shown the Metro’s dream. With work reaching advanced stage on the Swargate-Chinchwad and Vanaz-Ramwadi corridors, and recently started on the third line – Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar, Metro has already changed …

Pune Metro arrives with hope of hassle-free public transport
2 years, 9 months ago

Pune Metro arrives with hope of hassle-free public transport

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Chanting ‘Ganpati Bappa Maurya’ and ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ki Jai’, Punekars boarded their first Metro ride at 3:22 pm, minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the facility. Puneites boarded their first Metro ride at 3:22 pm, minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the facility, and hope for hassle-free public transport. As rush increased around 6pm at the …

PMPML surveys 1,500 bus stops in Pune to establish safety
3 years, 3 months ago

PMPML surveys 1,500 bus stops in Pune to establish safety

Hindustan Times  

PUNE The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited, is currently surveying 1,500 bus stops in the city to establish if the structures are dangerous in any manner The poor condition of a PMPML bus stop at Taljai pathar in Pune, on August 28, 2021. “There are 1,500 PMPML bus stops where we are conducting surveys and prima facie, action will be …

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