6-year-old Ramwadi underpass cracked
PMC for compromising on safety in its pursuit of cheapest options during tendering
The product of an eight-year legal struggle and an investment of Rs 25 crore, the Ramwadi
underpass on Pune-Ahmednagar Road linking Viman Nagar and Kalyani Nagar was slated to decongest traffic on the New Airport Road and Kalyani Nagar. But six years since its opening, it has turned into a hazardous passage for motorists, with its roof and walls leaking and concrete chipping off the ceiling’s slab.
Most users of this critical linkway are now mortally scared of it, having encountered the dripping ceiling mid-summer that has rendered the path slippery, and visible cracks looming. Despite the long lull in traffic through the lockdown, the underpass has already reported 12 accidents in the past one year.