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Pune: The MahaMetro is mulling over the idea of constructing two roads in a bid to decongest traffic on the busy Jedhe Chowk in Swargate.Of the two roads under consideration, one will connect Satara Road to Shankarsheth Road, while the other will link Satara Road with Sarasbaug. The multimodal hub would integrate these facilities. “The road linking Shankarsheth Road with Satara Road can be planned through the existing plot of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) located near Swargate. A detailed planning is under way and MahaMetro will take along MSRTC, PMPML and PMC in project planning and execution,” he said.Dixit said the main objective of the transport hub was to decentralize the traffic on the Swargate junction (Jedhe Chowk). “The two proposed roads could play a crucial role in this direction,” he added.The footfall at Swargate Chowk is likely to go up after commissioning of the Metro rail station here..