India, June 8 -- To avoid traffic closure at the busy Bindu Madhav Balasaheb Thackeray Chowk in Yerawada, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has planned a single-span steel girder for the upcoming flyover. The flyover will be built without placing a pillar in the middle of the Sangamwadi Chowk.

PMC issued a tender for construction of flyover and grade separator project, estimated to cost at Rs.115.73 crore, on June 4. The grade separator will be built later due to space constraints.

The civic body has set a 30-month deadline for the project.

Pavan Mapari, deputy engineer, PMC project department, said, "The work will begin along the BRTS corridor. Two side lanes will remain open for traffic. We will place a single-span girder directly...