India, March 24 -- Implementation of three traffic diversion plans fails to curb bottlenecks at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Chowk on Ganeshkhind Road as construction of two-tier flyover by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is underway at the location.

The latest traffic plan on the stretch was put in place from Friday with ban on heavy vehicles.

The construction of the double-decker flyover at SPPU Chowk prompted the authorities to divert traffic in November 2023. As the plan did not yield desired results, traffic movement was revised in February. Following public outcry, Pune's newly appointed police commissioner Amitesh Kumar visited Ganeshkhind Road on February 29 and instructed the traffic po...