Construction of the subway at Vallabhnagar chowk on Pune-Mumbai highway is nearing completion, although motorists have started using it.
Pimpri-Chinchwad mayor Vaishali Ghodekar told TOI that minor works remain to be completed before the subway could be inaugurated officially.
The Vallabhnagar subway is part of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's ambitious plan to enable vehicles to travel from Dapodi to Nigdi in 10 minutes through three grade separators and the subway.
Officials in the PCMC engineering department said work on the project began in November 2005. The ramp on the Vallabhnagar side is 10.5 metre wide and 167 m long. The Pimpri side ramp is 8 m wide and 228 m long, while that on Pune side is 8 m wide and 120 m.
Source: The Times of India, 27th Sep,2007
