Hinjewadi Traffic Issues

Rastapopoulos · 6th April 2011, 13:06

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Originally Posted by jealousdiamond

I guess you meant more overbridges . The existing so called fly overs in pune are just overbridges . IMHO theres not even 1 flyover existing in Pune . The first flyover proposed was the the Esquare flyover , which when started turned out to be another overbridge

I really wonder how the authorities call it a Flyover.
You start climbing and you are not even 150 mts and you get the 1st branching leading to pashan (Making the whole flow of traffic slow and cluttered), another 200 odd mts and the 2nd outlet for baner . .

And you should not miss out the spots where they merge with mainflow- on pashan/baner road. I find them very dangeros specially for the vehicles which are not on the flyover (so called) who want to join the flow of the traffic pouring from the flyover outlets !

I think the bridge was built with no long term planning.

comfortablynumb · 6th April 2011, 13:16

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Originally Posted by Rastapopoulos

I think the bridge was built with no long term planning.

This statement is applicable for most of the road widening, flyover/bridge construction work that has been done in Pune in the recent past. As far as long term planning goes, I guess the municipal authorities' motto is "We'll cross the bridge when we come to it" ;-)

Cheers,
Vikram

mmxylorider · 11th April 2011, 18:05

Moving a little distance away from Hinjewadi, who had the great idea to create mountains on NDA road and Paud road ? Yes, I am talking about the speed breakers/road crossing points that came up, literally overnight.

There are boards put up indicating that these are to assist senior citizens to cross the road.

sajo · 11th April 2011, 18:29

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Originally Posted by mmxylorider

Moving a little distance away from Hinjewadi, who had the great idea to create mountains on NDA road and Paud road ? Yes, I am talking about the speed breakers/road crossing points that came up, literally overnight.

There are boards put up indicating that these are to assist senior citizens to cross the road.

And they are not even painted in reflective paint :( .
Unsuspecting drivers coming in from the Mumbai side and entering Pune from chandani chowk are getting a nasty bump since most of them are coming too fast.

PS : Rains today. Expect the jams to be 2x on the way back.

jealousdiamond · 13th April 2011, 19:04

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Originally Posted by mmxylorider

talking about the speed breakers/road crossing points that came up, literally overnight.

There are boards put up indicating that these are to assist senior citizens to cross the road.

Well still cant understand the thinking behind this . It has been built all over Pune now. Was just wondering what would happen to a low GC vehicle . Its literally a big hump in the road moreover non painted

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Originally Posted by sajo

PS : Rains today. Expect the jams to be 2x on the way back.

Whoa , it hardly rained a few drops and there was a long queue extending till Phase 2 circle . God Help !! Sense prevailed and I left the office @ 9:30 to negotiate a lesser crowd .

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Originally Posted by sajo

I dont understand the issue with the droplets and jams, though they always seem to be there, even if the road is merely moist and it has stopped raining some time ago.
I can see the road if I stand up at my desk, and even right now there are big jams.

Thanks for the Quick update , but honestly speaking have been observing this illogical connectio of rains and jams on Pune roads for past 5 years , still wondering why ??

sajo · 13th April 2011, 19:10

I dont understand the issue with the droplets and jams, though they always seem to be there, even if the road is merely moist and it has stopped raining some time ago.
I can see the road if I stand up at my desk, and even right now there are big jams.

ranjith.rajaram · 14th April 2011, 12:25

Lucky Me, I used to work in Yerwada office.

Only once in two or three months I used to go to my Hinjewadi office. So that fine with me. I would say that's a great escape.

selfdrive · 14th April 2011, 12:46

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Originally Posted by mmxylorider

Moving a little distance away from Hinjewadi, who had the great idea to create mountains on NDA road and Paud road ? Yes, I am talking about the speed breakers/road crossing points that came up, literally overnight. There are boards put up indicating that these are to assist senior citizens to cross the road.

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Originally Posted by jealousdiamond

Well still cant understand the thinking behind this . It has been built all over Pune now. Was just wondering what would happen to a low GC vehicle . Its literally a big hump in the road moreover non painted

Firstly, if they expect senior citizens to cross over the hump when vehicles are already bumping their way there, its sheer stupidity. If at all the system has to work the pedestrian crossing should be after the hump, not on it

Secondly, as already pointed out the humps are a huge safety issue as they are not painted, they are not visible and some of them are at very short distances from curves/ bends. I guess these would be unnecessary if people just respected zebra crossings at signals, but thats another long story

Swanand Inamdar · 14th April 2011, 13:00

Any clue as to why the tarffic flow was so smooth in the morning? Not that I am complaining, but not used to such situations in our good ol' H'Wadi.

I reached office from Wakad flyover in 10 mins flat! Felt like a dream

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sushantr5 · 14th April 2011, 13:08

Wait for Rainy Season, all things will happen on Hinjewadi Road including Chaos, Riots, Loots, Accidents.

Because, last years Rainy reason was like a very bad dream. This year lot of people bought a car. All my friends are now equipped with a Car. See all these new cars plus already existing cars on road in this rainy season.

My company's parking is having two floors for car parking. Last Year, In summer generally one floor was occupied by cars and second was empty but in rainy season both floors were jam packed. This year in summer two floors are almost full with cars. I can not imagine the situation in coming rainy season.

RemingtonSteele · 14th April 2011, 13:14

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Originally Posted by Swanand Inamdar

Any clue as to why the tarffic flow was so smooth in the morning? Not that I am complaining, but not used to such situations in our good ol' H'Wadi.

I reached office from Wakad flyover in 10 mins flat! Felt like a dream

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Yep thats true.

What I observed was there were Police just at the landing of flyover to keep the entry and landing clean. No one was allowed to stop at the landing making it chaos free.
Second thing I noticed was there we no vehicles taking U turn at various divider breaks from flyover to Hinjewadi.
Third thing was there were to big vehicles comming from otherside and entring the small lane just after Shell Bunk (and vice versa).

At the end of it I thought I was just plain lucky to hit the sweet timing

sajo · 14th April 2011, 13:17

I came in at 10.30 , and was in 4th gear from HP bunk to Shell bunk! I assumed most companies have a holiday today (for some reason or the other).

amitwlele · 14th April 2011, 13:41

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Originally Posted by Swanand Inamdar

Any clue as to why the tarffic flow was so smooth in the morning? Not that I am complaining, but not used to such situations in our good ol' H'Wadi.

I reached office from Wakad flyover in 10 mins flat! Felt like a dream

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One reason could be its a Thursday - weekly off for the other industries. Couple this with it being a Bank Holiday as well today.

sajo · 14th April 2011, 14:01

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Originally Posted by amitwlele

One reason could be its a Thursday - weekly off for the other industries. Couple this with it being a Bank Holiday as well today.

Shortlist the companies which had a holiday today. And then we can safely blame them for all our traffic woes!

DueLLeR · 14th April 2011, 14:03

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Originally Posted by sajo

I came in at 10.30 , and was in 4th gear from HP bunk to Shell bunk! I assumed most companies have a holiday today (for some reason or the other).

Yes, indeed!

I have just moved to this side of Pune and plan to reside at Wakad. What is the average time required to get from the Wakad flyover to the Infy circle on a normal working day? I need to plan my travel accordingly.

Ironically, on days when I come to Hinjewadi from Navi Mumbai, in the first 1hr and 30mins I'm at the Wakad flyover and another 30 mins it takes to get to the Infy circle!

OT: Thanks to my new work location, I've been seeing a lot of TBHP cars!

Cheers!
DueLLeR

11th April 2011, 18:05	#183
mmxylorider BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 969 Thanked: 691 Times	Re: Hinjewadi Traffic Issues Moving a little distance away from Hinjewadi, who had the great idea to create mountains on NDA road and Paud road ? Yes, I am talking about the speed breakers/road crossing points that came up, literally overnight. There are boards put up indicating that these are to assist senior citizens to cross the road.
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13th April 2011, 19:10	#186
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,157 Times	Re: Hinjewadi Traffic Issues I dont understand the issue with the droplets and jams, though they always seem to be there, even if the road is merely moist and it has stopped raining some time ago. I can see the road if I stand up at my desk, and even right now there are big jams.
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14th April 2011, 12:25	#187
ranjith.rajaram BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pune >> Bangalore Posts: 356 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Re: Hinjewadi Traffic Issues Lucky Me, I used to work in Yerwada office. Only once in two or three months I used to go to my Hinjewadi office. So that fine with me. I would say that's a great escape.
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14th April 2011, 13:00	#189
Swanand Inamdar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,644 Thanked: 587 Times	Re: Hinjewadi Traffic Issues Any clue as to why the tarffic flow was so smooth in the morning? Not that I am complaining, but not used to such situations in our good ol' H'Wadi. I reached office from Wakad flyover in 10 mins flat! Felt like a dream .
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14th April 2011, 13:08	#190
sushantr5 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nuremberg Posts: 676 Thanked: 597 Times View My Garage	Re: Hinjewadi Traffic Issues Wait for Rainy Season, all things will happen on Hinjewadi Road including Chaos, Riots, Loots, Accidents. Because, last years Rainy reason was like a very bad dream. This year lot of people bought a car. All my friends are now equipped with a Car. See all these new cars plus already existing cars on road in this rainy season. My company's parking is having two floors for car parking. Last Year, In summer generally one floor was occupied by cars and second was empty but in rainy season both floors were jam packed. This year in summer two floors are almost full with cars. I can not imagine the situation in coming rainy season. Last edited by sushantr5 : 14th April 2011 at 13:10.
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14th April 2011, 13:17	#192
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,157 Times	Re: Hinjewadi Traffic Issues I came in at 10.30 , and was in 4th gear from HP bunk to Shell bunk! I assumed most companies have a holiday today (for some reason or the other).
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