Residents seek 1-way for Pune Elite Lines Road

Pune | Sunday | 17th June, 2018

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A one-way restriction won’t help.”Autorickshaw driver Shahid Shaikh said, “The reopening of Elite Lines Road has helped reduce my travel time and fuel expenses. A one-way restriction could be a solution.” On May 22, the road was reopened following a Ministry of Defence directive.Some residents said quicker access to and from Ghorpadi to Koregaon Park has seen more vehicles, which converge from different areas near Ghorpadi railway crossing at one end and the junction near Kalyaninagar bridge on the other end, preferring the Elite Lines Road. This stretch is narrow and cannot accommodate such heavy traffic.Minor road accidents and congestions are reported , they said. Another resident, Sanjay Kawade, said, “Traffic and army personnel find it difficult to manage the volume of traffic..