'Vitthal Tukaram Bhosale Chowk' (JW Marriot Junction): Junction Redesign and Improvement for Pedestrian Safety
As part of the project under Junction Redesign and Improvement for Pedestrian Safety, Parisar supported by AXA Business Services had prepared a proposal for Vitthal Tukaram Bhosale Chowk (JW Marriot Junction) and Vetal Baba Chowk of Senapati Bapat road in Pune city and proposed it to Pune Municipal Corporation in 2019. The corporation authority had approved the proposal for trial and implementation under Pan-city Junction improvement project of Pune Smart City.
Senapati Bapat road is an important arterial street of Pune city as the base of Vetal Tekdi having high commercial edge activities with public places and is major link for neighborhoods like Gokhale Nagar and Model colony, settlements of Wadarwadi. Such a vibrant street has high influx of pedestrians crossing the streets at intersections. The earlier geometry of the junction was not designed considering safety of road user and the concern of fatalities were on rise especially the pedestrians were feeling unsafe at road crossings.