ThePune Outer Ring Road (officiallyMSRDC Ring Road, Pune) is a ring road currently under construction 136-kilometre (85 mi)bypass road encirclingPune, the second-largest city in theIndian state ofMaharashtra.[1]
The total length of this road will be 136 km (85 mi) with a total cost of₹104.08 billion (US$1.2 billion).[2] Around 40 kilometres (25 mi) of the road will be common with thePune Inner Ring Road.
Representatives of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) have declared an alternate Ring Road (Pune Outer Ring Road). Total length of this road is 136 km (85 mi) and will pass through 83 villages around the city. Out of this 39 km (24 mi) will be four lane road and remaining 97.8 km (60.8 mi) will be six lane road. The project will be constructed in two sections of which the western section, which stretches fromUrse on theMumbai-Pune Expressway to Shivare onNH48 as well as the remaining eastern section. Themaximum allowed speed on this road is expected to be 120 km/h (75 mph). There are going to be eight tunnels with a total length of 11.29 km (7.02 mi) and a half a kilometer bridge across Khadakwasla dam reservoir.[3]
According to reports published in September 2024, around 90% land was acquired on the western section of road while 70% was acquired on the eastern section of the road. The project construction commenced in late 2024 and is expected to complete by May 2027. The western section is 65.45 km (40.67 mi) which will be completed in five phases varying from 7.5 km (4.7 mi) to 20 km (12 mi), while the eastern section is 71.35 km (44.33 mi) which will be constructed in four phases varying from 11.85 km (7.36 mi) to 24.5 km (15.2 mi).[1][4]
