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FC Road: Garware Bridge to Veer Chapekar Chowk (on Ganeshkhind Road)
JM Road: From Sancheti Chowk to Garware bridge
Please see the below figure that shows FC road and Jangli Maharaj road one way on a map
- Road from Shimla office chowk to Sancheti chowk will be one-way
- Road from S G Barve chowk to Shimla office chowk will be oneway
- On F C road, vehicles not allowed to take right-turn at Tukaram paduka chowk for going to Ghole road
- Existing two-way traffic on Modern college road and Ghole road will continue
Jangli Maharaj Road and FC Road One Way Map
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Jangli Maharaj Road:
JM Road begins from Modern Cafe and goes up to Deccan Gymkhana. It is almost two kilometres long. Besides the existing pedestrian crossings, a rumble strip has been put on J M road in order to reduce the speed of the vehicles. The speed limit for vehicles on both roads will be 40 kmph.
FC Road
On the other hand, FC Road is a three km stretch which begins at Agriculture College and goes up to Good Luck Chowk.
Two traffic signals for pedestrians have been installed on J M road, These signals will remain green for 15 to 20 seconds, from time to time for pedestrians to cross the road. One traffic signal is to be installed near Dnyaneshwar Paduka chowk on F C road.
Lanes going to Apte road from F C road will continue to have the existing one-way traffic restrictions. Apte road too will continue to have two-way traffic.
PMPML buses which earlier traveled on J M road from Deccan towards Shivajinagar will now go via F C road, and take a turn at the Tukaram Paduka chowk to go towards PMC Bhavan, said DCP Patil. Buses originating from PMC Bhavan terminus will go via Mangala theatre and S G Barve chowk (Modern chowk). PMPML will make some changes on its routes and terminate the buses at either PMC Bhavan, Shivajinagar or at the Deccan terminus, he said. The existing arrangements for parking of vehicles and autorickshaw stands will continue.
There are 25 trees that are in the middle of the road, which may hamper the even flow of traffic. However, as per the High Court ruling on tree cutting, no tree can be cut or trimmed without its permission. Before permitting such an action, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has to appoint a committee of experts. They will examine whether the trees should be cut or not after visiting the spot, making a report and submitting it to the High Court. After that, the court will decide whether permission is to be given or not.
Environmental activists, Deepak Vahikar, who filed a case against the PMC on which High court gave a decision, said, “There is no need to cut the trees. Even if they are left there, traffic will move smoothly. Environment activist Vinod Jain said, “There are a total of 25 trees that are in the middle of both roads. There are 10 to 15 trees in the row in between Modern Cafe and Simla Office Chowk, the others are situated on JM Road.
DCP Manoj Patil said, “We are getting suggestions from citizens. We will review the plan after 10 days and make the necessary changes in the current plan. At the moment we are putting up pedestrian crossings and rumble strips on these roads. Apart from that, we are going to start a signal in front of Fergusson College as it will be reopening from Monday.” Patil said the plan would be implemented on a ‘trial basis’ and that it would take some time for people to get acquainted with the changes. The traffic department will take into consideration the feedback and suggestions made by citizens, after the plan comes into effect.
Source: Times Of India
