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Rakshak Chowk Flyover

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 3.6 / 5 · 679 reviews⌖ Pimple Nilakh, on the Aundh–Ravet BRTS corridor, Pimpri-ChinchwadEntry #01 in Pimpri-Chinchwad

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Within 24 hours of opening, this flyover saw two accidents and drew criticism over its steep gradient flagged in early safety audits; commuters have since publicly said the road below is "wider, feels safer and experiences less congestion" than the flyover meant to relieve traffic.

The official record states: "PCMC maintains the structure is "structurally safe and was built to improve traffic flow" and has urged motorists to follow the 30 kmph speed limit, without directly addressing why commuters avoid it."

“Two accidents in its first day; commuters now take the road beneath it, which feels safer and is.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

  • https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/better-to-go-from-below-heres-why-arent-pimpri-chinchwad-commuters-using-rakshak-chowk-flyover-watch

Visitor reviews Satire

“Two accidents on day one, and the gradient was flagged in a safety audit before anyone drove up it.”
QS Q. Sheikh · Pimpri-Chinchwad★★★★★
“Take the road underneath. It is wider, flatter and carries more traffic than the twenty-two crore ramp above it.”
EK E. Kohli · Pimpri-Chinchwad★★★★★
“PCMC insists it is structurally safe and asks us to keep to thirty. The thirty is doing a lot of work in that sentence.”
CR C. Raman · Pimpri-Chinchwad★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/PIM/2026/FLY
Status
Still standing but largely avoided by commuters
Category
Flyover
State
Maharashtra
Year
Opened May 22, 2026
Cost to taxpayers
₹22 Cr

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