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Originally Posted by sajo Baner/Pashan road to become one way till the work of laying pipes is complete.
Seems to have not caused much in the way of traffic snarls. |
The peak times on this road are between 9 AM to 11 AM and 6 PM to 9 PM. Pune University is fast overtaking Nal Stop as the "mother of all traffic chaos junction"....
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Originally Posted by noopster Pretty sure it's effective from tomorrow (8th March) |
Yes, indeed. Complete chaos on Baner Road as well as from Bremen Chowk to University Signal.
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Originally Posted by freedom Abhimanashree Soc road is c complete mess today. Thanks to the traffic diversions at Univ Chowk
The problem? Well you have traffic needing to criss-cross ! people from left have to go to right. People on right have to move to left. Add to that the dividers and speed breakers and this is surely a recipe for a dings and knocks
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Those traveling to Baner from Deccan please skip SB road and come via FC Road and Univ Road. Take the flyover and have a smooth sailing to Baner. Those travelling from Pashan to Deccan well you are out of luck. You will either need to be stuck at Abhimanashree or on Baner Road
Anyone going from Kothrud side, just take the highway. Yes, its about double the distance, but much better than being stuck in traffic. |
I have practically stopped using the car, ever since they started digging up the University Road (from Bremen Chowk to University Signal). In fact, started using Baner Road (take the DP road from Convergys to reach Baner phata). Now, this pipe laying business....
God only knows what is going to happen when they start the Metro work
BTW, my last twelve years in Pune has seen one activity or the other always happening on this road - to name a few :-
1. Fly over at University Junction and E-square
2. Fly over at FC Road and University Road Junction
3. One way between Akashvani / Shimla Chowk and Sancheti Hospital
4. Underpass near Sancheti
5. One way of JM Road and FC Road and Shivaji Road (from JM Road Junction to Shimla Chowk)
5. Underpass on Shivaji Road to reach Shimla Chowk
6. BRTS work from Sangvi Phata and ahead (for some days after it was done, the road resembled a runway :-) )
7. Fly over from Engg College to Sancheti Hospital as well as on the old Pune Bombay Road .....
Net effect of all this? Well, it used to take me 10 minutes to reach Shivajinagar (on my bike from Bremen Chowk) in 2005-06; it takes not less than 20 minutes now - it took more than 30 minutes today. If this is the time taken for a two wheeler, what would the fate of a four wheeler??
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Originally Posted by ghodlur The route I intend to take is Wakad-Aundh Ravet road-Khadki police station - Deccan College- Yerwada-Chandan Nagar route. Is this route correct? Or any shorter but faster route available? I will entering Pune at around 9.30 am which will be peak traffic right?
Any suggestions to keep my stress levels under control? |
Yes - that is the shortest route; though, it should read as : Wakad - Jagtap Dairy - Sanghvi Phata - Aundh Road - (Cross) Old Pune Bombay Road - Elphinstone Road (Bombay Sappers) - Yerwada - Chandan Nagar.
The other way is, use the old Pune Bombay Road - from Dehu upto Nigdi the road will be narrow (two lane) and thereafter, you will get the grade separator upto Nasik Phata. From there till Harris Bridge (i.e. CME / Dapodi) will be slightly busy and you can turn towards Elphinstone Road immediately after crossing the Harris Bridge. May be slightly longer, but traffic flow will be consistent.
Reaching at 9.30 AM will be like jumping from frying pan into the fire !! Why not try to reach before 9.00?
Or - drop off your car near Pimpri Phata (i.e. Ginger Hotel / Fiat / Ford / Maruti Showroom) on the highway and book a cab for travelling to the city ....
(your trip reminds me of what I used to do on some of my trips to Mumbai; if I had to go VT, I would simply park the car at Panvel Railway Station and take the Harbour line local - there was not much time saving, but the endless signals and countless fly overs made sure that you were in no frame of mind to eagerly do what you set out to do when you finally reached VT driving down - and this was with a target of crossing DADAR before 9.00 AM and be on the JJ Hospital flyover!! Eastern Freeway from Chembur to Mazgaon has sure made a lot of difference)
PS - Sorry for the back to back posts - saw Ghodlur's query after I had posted my reply.