Heavy vehicles banned in Pune till August 12, rule in force from 9 am to 10 pm at 30 places
Pune: Heavy vehicles have been banned at 30 chowks and other places in the city from August 5 to 12. This is likely to provide some relief from traffic issues in the city.
The Pune City Traffic Police issued a notification on Sunday (August 4), under which heavy vehicles have been banned to enter 30 chowks and other spots in the city from 9 am to 10 pm till August 12. This is claimed to be an important step towards solving serious traffic issues in the city.
Measures to solve traffic issues
The decision has been made in the backdrop of worsening condition of roads due to heavy rainfall. Potholes and a shortfall in repairing them has led to traffic congestion leading to serious traffic issues.
Traffic management
Though the ban applies to heavy vehicles, emergency services have been exempted from it. Heavy vehicles such as trucks, dumpers, concrete mixers and others have been banned from 9 am till 10 pm at 30 major chowks and other places.
It has been clarified, in the notification issued by DCP (Traffic) Rohidas Pawar, that intermittent rains have caused potholes on the city roads.
The banned chowks and places
Sancheti Chowk, Paud Phata Chowk, Rajaram Bridge, Dandekar Bridge, Nilayam Ovebridge, Savarkar Statue Chowk, Laxmi Narayan Cinema Chowk, Seven Loves Chowk, Pandol Apartment Chowk, Khane Maruti Chowk, Power House Chowk, RTO Chowk, Patil Estate Chowk, Bremen Chowk, Shastri Nagar, Ambedkar Chowk, Chandrama Chowk, Mundhwa Chowk, Nobel Chowk, Lullanagar to Golibar Maidan, Lulla Nagar to Ganga Dham Chowk, Pushp Mangal Chowk, Rajas Society, Poultry Chowk, Undri, Pisoli, Handewadi, Abhiman Shree-Baner and Abhiman Shree-Pashan.
