Three years after approving the parking coverage, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will lastly begin its implementation tomorrow (Thursday). Initially, the pay-and-park facility might be out there at 80 places on 13 main roads within the industrial metropolis.
“In the next six months, we will set up parking lots at 450 locations. It will be implemented in coordination with the traffic police,” PCMC govt engineer Shrikant Sawane advised The Indian Express on Wednesday.
For two-wheelers and three-wheelers, Rs 5 per hour might be charged between 8 am and 11 pm. Similarly, Rs 10 for automobiles and tempos, Rs 25 for different mild automobiles and Rs 100 for personal buses and heavy automobiles. However, Rs 25 per hour might be charged for parking throughout the evening.
The roads on which the parking coverage might be carried out embody Nigdi to Walhekarwadi, Aundh-Ravet Road, Old Pune-Mumbai Highway, Kalewadi Phata to Dehu-Alandi, Nashik Phata to Moshi, Tilak Chowk to Big India Chowk, Nashik Phata-Wakad BRTS. . Road, Thergaon Gauthan Road, Prasoon Dham Society Road, Telco Road, Spine Road and Prasoon Dham Society Road.
Sawane mentioned officers have surveyed the roads on which automobiles are parked randomly. “Accordingly, we decided to set up parking lots on these roads. Once the parking lot starts, we expect the traffic chaos to reduce,” he mentioned.
“Parking locations for vans have been made at Walhekarwadi. Similarly heavy automobiles might be parked on Telco Road additionally. Private buses might be parked in Kalewadi. she added.
Apart from on-street parking areas, PCMC has organized for off-street parking beneath the flyover. These embody Professor Ramkrishna More Auditorium Chinchwad, Late Anushrao Landge Auditorium, Bhosari, Royal Glory Society, Wakad, Rahatni, Bhakti-Shakti Flyover, Nigdi, Empire Estate Flyover, Chapekar Chowk, Pimple Saudagar and Mudukar Pavle Flyover.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
