India, Aug. 12 -- Residents, supported by the Save Pune Traffic Movement, staged a protest on Monday evening demanding the reopening of the T-junction at Fatimanagar for safer pedestrian movement and better access to public transport.

Protesters briefly stopped traffic on the Solapur Highway near Fatimanagar and forcefully crossed the road to highlight the dangers faced by pedestrians since the junction was closed.

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and traffic police had on experiment basis shut the junction on November 27 last year to make Solapur Road signal-free, erecting a one-foot-high concrete barricade that even two-wheelers cannot cross.

"The closure has forced pedestrians to dash across high-speed traffic without a safe crossin...