India, March 3 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) ambitious project to construct a bridge over the Mutha River, connecting Sinhagad Road to Karvenagar is progressing steadily and 54 per cent of the work is complete, said officials.

The project was approved in December 2023 and aims to ease traffic congestion on Sinhagad Road.

Abhijit Ambekar, executive engineer, project department of PMC, said, "The bridge will help reduce traffic congestion in the Karvenagar and Sinhagad Road areas. The construction work began in January 2024, with a total project duration of 30 months. Nearly one and a half years have passed, and the work is moving at a rapid pace to ensure timely completion."

As part of PMC's development plan (DP), a bridge o...