Change in traffic plan near Hinjewadi

[Ravi Karandeekar]

 - 150 barricades given by the HIA to streamline traffic 
    
 - 10 traffic wardens to assist police on Hinjewadi roads 
    
- Road divider removed from under the flyover to assist vehicles 
    going to Mumbai, Katraj 

 “By 2014, we expect 2 lakh people coming to Hinjewadi, which will mean that the area will have about 1 lakh vehicles. The area is growing and needs a massive upgradation of the infrastructure," Mritunjay Singh, president, HIA.

 Making the Wakad flyover one-way during morning peak hours, creating an extra lane for vehicular movement to Shivaji Chowk from Wakad flyover, appointing 10 traffic wardens and removing the median below the flyover for vehicles going to Mumbai and Katraj are some of the measure the Hinjewadi traffic police have adopted to decongest traffic in and out of Hinjewadi during peak hours.  

Among the 1 lakh people who visit Hinjewadi daily, about 50,000 use their own vehicles, 30,000 use buses and the remaining 20,000 use small vehicles. “This puts a lot of pressure on the road. The flyover was a two-laned bridge. During peak hours, haphazard vehicular movement here would turn this flyover into a threelaned bridge, leading to numerous bottlenecks,” said Singh. (Read More)