Overview
- PMC resurfaced nearly 75 km of roads using double-layer asphalt, reset over 2,000 drainage chambers, and executed about 85% of the work at night to limit disruption.
- Officials cite more than one lakh metric tonnes of asphalt, a road roughness index of 2.5 metres per kilometre, and four work packages costing about Rs 130 crore.
- Beautification delivered art, graffiti, rebuilt dividers, and clearer signage via CSR partnerships, while videos now show potted plants being taken down after the event, drawing criticism.
- The five-day UCI 2.2 Pune Grand Tour concluded Friday with New Zealander Luke Mudgway winning the overall title.
- Residents welcomed smoother, cleaner corridors yet questioned priorities, flagged an ambulance blocked during closures, and urged consistent maintenance and citywide extension of upgrades.