Pune: SPPU flyover demolition work will be over by August 14 says PMRDA
Pune: The demolition of Pashan, Baner and Aundh wings of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Flyover and another flyover in front of E Square multiplex on Ganeshkhind road will be completed by August 14. Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) officials informed that about 70 per cent of the demolition work has been completed as of Wednesday (August 5).
PMRDA has undertaken the Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar Metro route project work for which the existing two flyovers at SPPU junction and E Square multiplex had to be demolished as they were proving to be an obstruction for the metro line. A two-tier flyover will be constructed at this site for which the total estimated cost is Rs 274 crore. The metro project has been awarded to Tata-Siemens Company. An official of Tata-Siemens Company said that about 18 thousand metric tonne of debris will be piling up due to the demolition of these two structures, but it will be reused and recycled for creating paver blocks and base coat of the road.
The company started the demolition work on July 13. It was synchronised with the 10-day strict lockdown which was imposed in the city from July 14 to 23 to take advantage of low vehicular traffic during this period and expedite the demolition work. The Pashan wing of the SPPU flyover was demolished in just three days.
PMRDA and Pune Traffic Police officials have diverted vehicular traffic since July 24 to alternate routes while the work is going on. The PMRDA has pressed into action 13 machines including a crusher, breaker and JCB. The debris is being dumped at a site in Bavdhan. This work is being carried 24x7.
The debris created out of demolition work consists mainly of concrete and steel. The company has created a recycling unit at a rented land plot in Bavdhan to reprocess these materials. The debris will be crushed at the Bavdhan plant and will be reused to create paver blocks. Steel material will be recycled for which a Nagpur-based company has been hired, said Kuldeep Rathi of Tata-Siemens Company.
