Peak hour curbs on heavy vehicles on highway stretch
(WorldNews India)

PUNE: A 23km stretch from Wagholi to Kondhapuri on the Pune-Ahmednagar highway will now remain out of the bounds for heavy vehicles during the peak commuting hours from 5am to 8am and 5pm to 8.30pm daily. A notification to this effect issued by Pune district collector Naval Kishor Ram is aimed at providing a relief from frequent traffic snarls witnessed on this stretch, which is used by people to travel to the industrial hubs of Ranjangaon, Shikrapur and Sanaswadi along the busy highway from Pune. A couple of junctions at Lonikand and Shikrapur also connect the highway with the pilgrim town of Alandi and the industrial hub of Chakan, respectively. A bulk of the traffic, including heavy...