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This is a list of roads in Pune, a city in the state of Maharashtra in India. Three roads in the below table are the proposed three ring roads of the city they are MSRDC Ring Road, PMRDA Ring Road and High-capacity mass transit route (HCMTR). Almost 40 km road section is common between MSRDC Ring Road and PMRDA Ring Road
| Road | Notes |
|---|---|
| Pune (MSRDC) ring road (Proposed) | This road is a bypass intended to connect 29 villages in Pune's neighbourhood. The proposed route is Loni – Theur – Kesnand – Wagholi – Charholi – Bhavdi – Tulapur – Alandi – Kelgaon – Chimbli – Moee – Nighoje – Sangurdi – Shelarwadi – Shirgaon – Chandkhed – Pachne – Pimpoli – Rihe – Ghotawde – Pirangut – Khed Shivapur – Gogalwadi – Patharwadi – Bhivri – Kanifnath – Loni. The total length of this road will be 161.73 km with a total cost of ₹104.08 billion (US$1.2 billion).[1] This road is also known as Pune outer ring road. |
| Pune Ring Road (Proposed) | This road is also called Pune inner ring road or officially called PMRDA ring road. This road is 105 km long and pass through the following villages Theruphata – Kesnand – Wagholi – Charholi – Bhavdi – Tulapur – Alandi – Kelgaon – Chimbli – Nighoje – Sangurde – Shelarwadi – Chandkhed – Pachne – Pimploli – Rihe – Ghotawde – Pirangutphata – Bhugaon – Chandni Chowk – Ambegaon – Katraj – Mangdewadi – Wadachiwadi – Holkarwadi – Wadkinaka – Ramdara – Theurphata. |
| High-capacity mass transit route (HCMTR) (Proposed) | This proposal is pending since 1978–82. Ever since many changes have been made in this proposal. Today a 35.96 km long ring road has been proposed by PMC with one end at Bopodi and other at Kalas. This will have 17 up ramps and 16 down ramps to connect this elevated road to other city streets. This will pass through various suburbs in the city they are Bhopodi, Aundh, Shivajinagar, Erandavana, Kothrud, Karve Nagar, Duttawadi, Parvati, Bibewadi, Wanori, Salasbury Park, Hadapsar, Mundhwa, Kalyaninagar, Yerawada and Kalas. A neo metro system has also been proposed for this route replacing the BRTS which was initially proposed. This road will have four lanes for normal traffic. If thing go right this road is expected to complete by 2028–29. |
| Mumbai–Pune Road |
This road is a part of NH 48 (old NH 4). After the Mumbai–Pune Expressway was opened in 2002, this road came to be known as Old Mumbai–Pune Road. It starts in the suburb of Shivajinagar (earlier Bhamburde) and passes through the suburbs of Shivajinagar, Khadki cantonment, Bopodi, Dapodi, Kasarwadi, Pimpri, Chinchwad, Nigdi, Dehu Road cantonment, Kivale, Mamurdi, Gahunje, Talegaon Dabhade, and Vadgaon Maval all the way up to Mumbai. This road, measured from Pune to Mumbai, is nearly 156 km in length. The College of Agriculture at Shivajinagar, College of Military Engineering at Dapodi and Appu Ghar at Nigdi are on this road. The road is one of several used by devotees walking towards Pandharpur during Pandharpur Wari. |
| Pune–Satara Road |
This road is also a part of NH-48 (old NH 4). It starts from Jedhe square (Swargate) and passes through the suburbs of Parvati, Bibwewadi, Katraj, Mangdewadi, Bhilarewadi, and Shindewadi all the way up to Satara and ahead till Bengaluru. The Market Yard near Gultekdi and Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park at Katraj are on this road. |
| Dehu Road–Katraj Bypass | The Dehu Road-Katraj Bypass (also known as the Westerly Bypass or simply Pune Bypass) is a road that connects the Mumbai-Pune Road and the Pune-Satara Road, bypassing the city. The road stretches 40 km[2] from Dehu Road cantonment in the north to Katraj in the south.[2] It is a part of NH 48 (NH4, pre-2010) connecting Mumbai to Chennai. The road passes through the suburbs of Dehu Road cantonment, Mamurdi, Kivale, Ravet, Punawale, Tathawade, Wakad, Mahalunge, Balewadi, Baner, Pashan, Bavdhan Budruk, Bavdhan Khurd, Kothrud, Warje, Vadgaon Budruk, Narhe, Ambegaon Budruk, Jambhulwadi, Kolewadi and Shindewadi. The road was constructed in 1989.[3] Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjawadi is situated off this road. Places like Pashan Lake in Pashan and Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Mahalunge, where the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were held, are along this road. |
| Pune–Solapur Road |
This road is part of NH-65 (old NH-9). This road starts in Pulgate and passes through the suburbs of Pune Camp, Wanwadi, Hadapsar, Manjri Budruk, Loni, Kinjirwadi, and Uruli Kanchan and goes to Solapur. From Pulgate, this road is also connected to Swargate by Shankarsheth Road. The Pune Race Course in Pune Camp and SRPF in Wanwadi is along this road. Magarpatta City is located off this road in Hadapsar. |
| Katraj–Manterwadi Bypass | This is a bypass road that connects Pune–Satara Road and Pune–Saswad Road, bypassing the city. It starts in the suburb of Katraj and passes through the suburbs of Katraj, Undri, and Handewadi up to Manterwadi. |
| Pune–Ahmednagar Road |
This road starts from a suburb of Yerawada and passes through the suburbs of Yerawada, Vadgaon Sheri, Kharadi, and Wagholi up to Ahmednagar and beyond. The road to Pune International Airport, called Airport Road, is an offshoot of this road in Yerawada.[4] Pune Club Golf Course, Yerawada Central Jail and Wadia Stud Farm in Yerwada, Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth in Vadgaon Sheri, and EON Free Zone in Kharadi, are along or off this road. |
| Mundhwa Bypass | This is a bypass road that connects Pune–Solapur Road and Pune–Ahmednagar Road, bypassing the city. It starts from the suburb of Hadapsar and passes through the suburbs of Hadapsar and Mundhwa up to Kharadi. Magarpatta City in Hadapsar and EON Free Zone in Kharadi are along or off this road. |
| Pune–Nashik Road |
This road starts at Nashik Phata in Kasarwadi, a suburb on Mumbai–Pune Road (NH-48), and passes through the suburbs of Kasarwadi, Bhosari, Chikhli, Moshi, Chimbali, and Chakan all the way up to Nashik. The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Khodad is off this road. |
| Pune–Saswad Road | This road starts from Saswad Fata in Hadapsar, a suburb on Pune–Solapur Road, and passes through the suburbs of Hadapsar, Fursungi, Manterwadi, Uruli Devachi, and Wadki and ahead to Saswad, Jejuri, and Satara. Hadapsar Gadital and Hadapsar Airport in Hadapsar and SP Infocity in Fursingi are along this road. It is one of several main roads used by devotees walking towards Pandharpur during Pandharpur Wari. |
| Pune–Paud Road | This road starts from Paud Phata in the suburb of Erandwane and passes through the suburbs of Kothrud, Bavdhan Khurd, Bhugaon, Bhukum, Lavale, Pirangut, Kasar Amboli, and Paud and ahead to Vile in Raigad district. The first flyover in Pune, going towards Paud, was constructed on this road over Paud Phata in 1998. |
| Shivaji Road | This road is named after the Maratha emperor Shivaji. The road connects the suburb of Shivajinagar to Jedhe Square (Swargate). It is an important road in old Pune and is parallel to Bajirao Road. The bridge over the Mutha River on this road is named the Shivaji Bridge (also called Navapul or Lloyd's Bridge). The Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple and the Mandai Market are on this road. A skywalk has been proposed along this road to reduce pedestrians obstructing traffic.[5][6][7] |
| Bajirao Road | The road is named after the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, Baji Rao I. It is an important road in Pune and parallel to Shivaji Road. The Tulshibaug market, Vishrambaug Wada, and Sarasbaug are on this road. |
| Tilak Road | This road is named after freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak. It runs between Alka Square in Sadashiv Peth and Jedhe Square (Swargate). Sir Parshurambhau College, Nehru Stadium, and Tilak Smarak Ranga Mandir are on this road. |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Road | This road connects Alka Chowk to Sinhgad road. |
| Laxmi Road | Named after the Goddess Mahalaxmi, the road goes from Alka Square (Sadashiv Peth) to Quarter Gate Square (Rasta Peth). It is the venue for Laxmi Puja during the festival of Diwali. Publishing houses like Nirali Prakashan and Manali Prakashan, as well as various jewelry shops, are situated here. |
| Kumthekar Road | This road is named after R. B. Kumthekar, Chief Officer, Poona City Municipality, 1889–1912. This road runs parallel to Laxmi Road. Many ethnic clothes shops are situated here. |
| Jangali Maharaj Road | Jangali Maharaj Road is named after Sadguru Jangali Maharaj, whose ashram is on this road. Adjacent to this shrine is the Pataleshwar Temple entirely carved in rock, which is the oldest temple in Pune, built in the 7th century AD. It lies entirely in the suburb of Shivajinagar. Jangali Maharaj Road was rebuilt under the supervision of M. D. Dalvi, Chief Officer, Poona City Municipality between 1939 and 1944. It is famous for its many restaurants. |
| Gopal Krishna Gokhale Road (FC Road) | This road gets its name from the political leader Gopal Krishna Gokhale. It was earlier called Fergusson College Road after Fergusson College, an educational institute established alongside it in 1885. It lies entirely in a suburb of Shivajinagar. It is also famous for its many restaurants. |
| Shankarsheth Road | The road is named after Mithapelli Shankarseth, one of the most well-known politician from Congress Lead and successful business owner in India. It connects Swargate to Pulgate via Golibar Maidan. |
| Narveer Tanaji Malusare Road (Sinhgad Road) | This road is named after Tanaji Malusare, a military leader in the Maratha Empire. It is also known as Sinhagad Road. It starts from Sarasbaug junction in the suburb of Parvati, and passes through the suburbs of Parvati, Hingne Khurd, Vadgaon Budruk, Vadgaon Khurd, Dhayari, Nanded, Kirkatwadi, and Khadakwasla up to Donje, and terminates at Sinhagad. The Pu La Deshpande Udyan, which is a Japanese-themed park in Parvati, the Central Water and Power Research Station and Khadakwasla Dam in Khadakwasla, and Sinhagad are along this road. |
| Karve Road and National Defence Academy Road | Karve Road is named after the social reformer Maharshi Karve. It starts at Deccan (earlier Pulachi wadi) in the suburb of Shivajinagar (earlier Bhamburde). It passes through the suburbs of Shivajinagar, Erandwane, Kothrud, Karvenagar (earlier Hingne Budruk), and Warje (till the intersection with Dehu Road–Katraj Bypass). The first flyover in Pune, going towards Paud, was constructed on this road over Paud Phata in 1998. The Deccan Gymkhana, Ayurved Rasashala, and Abasaheb Garware College in Shivajinagar, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway in Erandawane, and Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha at Karvenagar are along the road.
National Defence Academy Road (NDA Road) is named after the National Defence Academy, which is situated along the road. It starts at the suburb of Warje (from the intersection with Dehu Road–Katraj Bypass) and passes through the suburbs of Warje, Kopre, Ahire, Shivane and Kondhawe Dhawade. Unnamed after Kondhawe Dhawade, this road further passes through Kudje, Khadakwadi, Mandvi, Sangrun, Katvadi, Bahuli and Mutha where it terminates at the Pirangut–Lavasa road. |
| Bhandarkar Road | This road gets its name from the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, which was established here in 1917 in remembrance of social reformer Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar. It starts from one end of Law College Road opposite the entrance of the Bhandarkar Institute and ends at the Cafe Good Luck Square on Fergusson College Road. It lies entirely in the suburb of Shivajinagar. The sports clubs Deccan Gymkhana and PYC Hindu Gymkhana are off this road. It was home to the Marathi writer Pu La Deshpande. |
| Prabhat Road | This road is named after the Prabhat Studios. The road starts at Prabhat Square in the suburb of Shivajinagar and ends at the Film and Television Institute of India (erstwhile Prabhat Film Studios) in the suburb of Erandwane. Prabhat Lodge, Deccan Gymkhana, and Tilak Tank are off this road. |
| University Road/ Ganeshkhind Road | This road starts from the Rajiv Gandhi Bridge in Aundh and ends at the Kamgar Statue Square near Sangam railway bridge in the Shivajinagar suburb. The roads coming to Pune from Pashan and Baner merge into this road at the University of Pune Circle. Kendriya Vidyalaya Ganeshkhind, Bal Kalyan Sanstha Raj Bhavan, the University of Pune, Government Polytechnic, College of Agriculture, Bank of Maharashtra's headquarters are along this road. This road is also called University Road, Vidhyapeeth Road and Ganeshkhind Road. |
| North Main Road and South Main Road | North Main Road and South Main Road are parallel roads in Koregaon Park. Lanes connecting the roads house luxurious properties of business magnates, military officers, and politicians of Pune. The Osho International Meditation Resort is off these roads. the German Bakery restaurant is on North main road. |
| M.G. Road and East Street | M.G. Road stands for Moledina Grant Road.[8] It ends at Pulgate.[9] Hotel Aurora Towers is situated here.
East Street runs parallel to the above road. It also ends at Pulgate. |
| Senapati Bapat Road | This road starts at V.S. Khandekar Square in the suburb of Shivajinagar and terminates off Pune University Circle on the Ganesh Khind at the Shivajinagar–Aundh border. The Chaturshringi Temple lies on this road, and an annual street fair is held during the festival of Navaratri. The NCC, Balbharati Bhavan, Shantanurao Kirloskar International Convention Center (ICC), a pagoda and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial, the JW Marriott hotel and the Symbiosis International University are along this road. |
| Law College Road | The road is now known as Chiplunkar Road. The road was named after ILS Law College, which is situated on this road. The road starts at the V.S.Khandekar Square in the suburb of Shivajinagar and runs up to Nal stop on Karve Road in the suburb of Erandwane. The Film and Television Institute of India, the National Film Archive of India, and Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute are situated along this road. |
| Aundh–Ravet Road | This road runs from the suburb of Aundh to Ravet, as one of the alternative roads to Mumbai–Pune road. It has a length of 11 km. Major areas connected by this road are Aundh, Sangvi, Pimple Nilakh, Pimple Gurav, Pimple Saudagar, Rahatani, Wakad, Thergaon, Tathawade, Punawale, and Ravet. |
| Pashan–Sus Road | This road starts from the suburb of Pashan and passes through the suburbs of Pashan, Sus, Nande, and Chande. The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research at Pashan, Institute of Hospitality Management, Research & Development at Sus, and International School of Business and Media at Nande are along or off this road. |
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