India, Feb. 13 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) action to dismantle the Pune-Ahmednagar Road BRTS (bus rapid transit system) stretch to address traffic congestion on the Yerawada to Vimannagar route seemed to have failed its purpose.

With regular bottlenecks and lengthy queues of vehicles at multiple points along the route, commuters have now urged authorities to address encroachments and implement road-widening measures near junctions.

Residents have reported delays at key intersections such as Shastrinagar, Ramwadi Dharmaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Chowk and Vimannagar Phoenix Mall.

While the BRTS on Pune-Ahmednagar Road from Yerawada to Sai Satyam (old PMC limits) helped streamline vehicular movement, Pune metro works...