India, Dec. 26 -- With civic elections drawing closer, delays in several key infrastructure projects have become a major source of voter anger across multiple Pune wards. Long-pending works such as the Katraj-Kondhwa road widening, the Shivajinagar double-decker flyover and the Sadhu Vaswani Road railway overbridge (RoB) are increasingly dominating local political discourse, as residents point to worsening traffic congestion, safety risks and repeated deadline extensions.

In south Pune, the stalled Katraj-Kondhwa road widening has severely disrupted daily life in Katraj, Kondhwa Budruk, Yewalewadi, Bibwewadi and nearby areas. The corridor serves as a vital link for thousands of commuters, but narrow carriageways, incomplete utility shift...