Chinchwad’s 47-Year-Old Overbridge to Be Demolished for Safety, New Design Underway
The 47-year-old railway overbridge connecting Chinchwad to the old Pune-Mumbai highway will soon be demolished after being declared unsafe for commuters. Following recommendations from the Pune division of the Central Railway, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) had restricted heavy vehicles on the bridge for the past 18 months and installed height barriers to reduce load. A structural audit conducted earlier recommended demolishing and replacing the bridge rather than strengthening it. PCMC has appointed a consultant to design the new bridge, which will be sent to railway authorities for approval before initiating the tendering process for demolition and construction.
Currently, only light vehicles traveling from the old Pune-Mumbai highway to Chinchwad Gaon use the bridge, and its complete closure depends on further advice from railway authorities. The parallel overbridge constructed years ago will continue to manage one-way traffic movement during the process. Meanwhile, PCMC has also nearly completed the strengthening of the 40-year-old Indira Gandhi railway overbridge in Pimpri, a project delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, with only minor work on two wings of the structure remaining.
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