Pimpri-Chinchwad Pune Infrastructure Update 2026-27: Metro, Roads & Upcoming Projects

Pimpri-Chinchwad is in the middle of the busiest stretch of infrastructure building it has seen in over a decade. A metro extension is nearing completion, a second metro phase has just been approved, a 36-km elevated ring corridor is being fast-tracked by the state government, and a five-year-old water pipeline project is finally closing in on completion. At the same time, PMPML is doubling its bus fleet and the city’s Development Plan is being redrawn.

This guide pulls together everything that is confirmed, funded, or officially announced for Pimpri-Chinchwad as of September 2026 — with exact figures, dates, costs, and what each project actually means if you live, work, commute, or plan to buy property in PCMC.

Quick Snapshot: Pimpri-Chinchwad Pune Infrastructure Update at a Glance

1. Pune Metro in Pimpri-Chinchwad: Current Status

The Purple Line, the north-south metro corridor connecting PCMC to Swargate, has been fully operational since September 29, 2024. Within Pimpri-Chinchwad limits, the line currently serves stations at PCMC Bhavan, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Nashik Phata, Kasarwadi, Phugewadi, and Dapodi, before continuing into Pune city toward Civil Court and Swargate.

PCMC Bhavan currently functions as the northern terminus of the line — but that is about to change.

2. PCMC–Nigdi Metro Extension: The Project Closest to Completion

This is the single most important near-term metro update for Pimpri-Chinchwad residents.

What it is: A 4.41–4.52 km elevated extension of the existing Purple Line, pushing the terminus north from PCMC Bhavan to Bhakti-Shakti Chowk in Nigdi.

New stations: Chinchwad, Akurdi, Nigdi, and Bhakti-Shakti — four new elevated stations, with commuter-relevant landmarks including Khandoba Mal Chowk (Akurdi) and Tilak Chowk (Nigdi) expected to serve as feeder hubs for Dehu, Talegaon, and Chikhali.

Approval history: The state government cleared the proposal in February 2021, followed by Union Cabinet and Public Investment Board approval in 2023.

Cost: Approximately ₹1,048 crore for the extension, with a separate ₹78.5 crore contract awarded in February 2026 for station facility works (structural components, electrical systems, escalators, lifts) to Colossus Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd., with an 18-month completion window.

Construction progress: As of the most recent MahaMetro update, the line had crossed 35% physical progress, with 517 of a planned 1,337 viaduct segments already cast. Segment erection began along the Nigdi–Chinchwad stretch, and the first segment-launching girder was installed at Khandoba Mal Chowk.

Target date: MahaMetro is targeting full operational readiness by December 2026, though large infrastructure projects in Pune have a track record of slipping by a few months — so early-to-mid 2027 is a realistic outer bound to keep in mind.

Commuter impact: Once open, this extension is projected to cut travel time on this stretch by up to 30%, and each new station is being designed to integrate directly with PMPML bus stops, auto stands, and nearby railway access — improving last-mile connectivity for the Chinchwad industrial belt in particular.

Track this project closely if you commute daily along the Old Pune-Mumbai Highway corridor between Chinchwad and Nigdi — this is the extension most likely to visibly change your commute in the next 12-18 months.

3. Nigdi–Chakan Metro (Phase 2): The Big Long-Term Corridor

This is Pimpri-Chinchwad’s second and much larger metro phase, aimed at connecting the city to the Chakan industrial belt — one of Maharashtra’s largest auto and manufacturing clusters.

The plan has gone through multiple revisions in 2026 as MahaMetro incorporated feedback from local representatives:

April 2026 version: 40.926 km corridor, 31 stations (25 within PCMC, 6 within Chakan Municipal Council), estimated at ₹10,383.89 crore.

July 2026 revision: Expanded to 45.295 km with 34 stations (28 within PCMC, 6 within Chakan), at a revised cost of ₹12,937.23 crore. Three additional stations — Landewadi, Bhosari Gaon, and Bhosari Sector No. 1 — were added after local representatives asked for a route via Bhosari rather than bypassing it.

Full route: Bhakti-Shakti Chowk (Nigdi) → Transport Nagar → Ravet → Punawale → Tathawade → Bhumkar Chowk → Wakad → Pimple Saudagar → Pimple Gurav → Nashik Phata → Bhosari MIDC → PIECC (Moshi) → Chikhali → Kuruli → Alandi Phata → Chakan.

Key interchange: At Wakad, this line will offer an interchange with the upcoming Hinjawadi–Shivajinagar Metro corridor — a significant connectivity point for IT-sector commuters living in Pimpri-Chinchwad’s western suburbs.

Status: The proposal has been approved by the PCMC General Body after amendments, and representatives have also requested that trains be designed for six coaches instead of three to accommodate future ridership growth. Construction has not yet begun; this is still at the planning and approval stage.

4. Beyond Phase 2: The Larger Metro Vision for Pimpri-Chinchwad

In March 2026, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced plans for a roughly 200-km metro network across Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and the wider PMRDA area over the coming years — with about 55 km already operational, another 55 km under active construction, and roughly 80 km more planned.

A high-powered committee meeting in July 2026 discussed several additional corridors that would directly affect Pimpri-Chinchwad residents:

• Ring Metro — a circular metro loop discussed alongside the HCMTR revision
• Nigdi–Chakan “Missing Link” Metro — closing gaps in northern PCMC connectivity
• Hinjawadi–Chikhali underground Metro — routed via Bhumkar Chowk, Dange Chowk, Thergaon, Rahatni, Pimpri Camp, Chapekar Chowk, and Chinchwad Railway Station, with a proposed link to the planned Moi bullet-train station
• Nigdi–Wagholi Metro — via Chikhali, Moshi, and Charholi
• Airport Metro extension — from Pune Airport toward Vishrantwadi, Dighi, Charholi, and Alandi
• HCMTR revision — under discussion as a combined Ring Road and Neo Metro corridor rather than a road-only project

These remain at the planning and discussion stage — none have started construction — but they signal that Pimpri-Chinchwad, not just central Pune, is now central to the state’s long-term metro strategy.

5. HCMTR and the Pune Inner Ring Road: The Big Road Projects

If the metro is the headline transit project, the High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) is the headline road project — and 2026 has been the year it finally moved from paper to execution.

HCMTR: Key Technical Specifications

Governance: In July 2026, the state constituted a two-tier High-Level Committee (chaired by the Chief Minister, with both Deputy CMs, senior secretaries, and PCMC/PMRDA representatives) and an Executive Committee (chaired by the PMC Commissioner) specifically to speed up land acquisition, funding approvals, and inter-agency coordination for HCMTR, the Inner Ring Road, and a proposed underground tunnel network. Districts were directed to submit consolidated land acquisition proposals within 20 days of the July review meeting.

Why it matters for Pimpri-Chinchwad: The alignment and coordination structure explicitly include PCMC’s jurisdiction, and officials are now discussing merging HCMTR with a Neo Metro corridor rather than treating it purely as a road project — meaning the eventual project could double as both a ring road and a mass-transit spine along PCMC’s inner boundary.

Pune Inner Ring Road (PMRDA)

A separate but related 105-km ring road maintained jointly by PMRDA, PMC, and PCMC, connecting key national highway junctions (NH 60 toward Nashik, NH 48 toward Mumbai and Bengaluru, the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, NH 65 toward Solapur). This is under construction in phases and was reviewed in the same July 2026 high-level committee meetings as HCMTR.

Pune Outer Ring Road (MSRDC)

A larger 136-km bypass connecting Alandi in the north to Khed Shivapur in the south, under construction by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation — relevant to PCMC’s northern boundary and Chakan-bound traffic.

6. Roads, Flyovers & Bridges Inside PCMC Limits

Several smaller but high-impact road projects have reached milestones through 2026:

• Rakshak Chowk Flyover (Pimple Nilakh): Built by PCMC on the Aundh-Ravet BRTS corridor at a cost of ~₹22 crore, opened to traffic on May 22, 2026, to remove the signal-controlled junction and improve flow between Aundh, Pimple Nilakh, Wakad, Ravet, and Kiwale. It has drawn criticism over its steep gradient — a safety audit flagged the slope before opening, prompting a 30 km/h speed limit, rumble strips, and reflective signage, and two accidents were reported within 24 hours of opening.
• Nashik Phata Multi-Modal Foot Overbridge: Being built by MahaMetro, targeted for completion by August 2026. It will be the first pedestrian bridge in PCMC purpose-built to link multiple transport modes — the Nashik Phata metro station, the Bharat Ratna JRD Tata double-decker flyover, BRT stops on both sides of the corridor, and Kasarwadi Railway Station.
• Indira Gandhi Flyover & Chinchwad Station Flyover: Both flyovers have been flagged by the Railway Department as having exceeded their structural lifespan and unsafe despite a prior PCMC audit and reinforcement of the Pimpri bridge. A decision on repair versus demolition is pending with the PCMC Commissioner’s office — worth watching if you regularly use the Pimpri Camp or Chinchwad Station stretch.
• Nigdi–Dapodi Grade Separator / BRT corridor: PCMC has been working toward making this 12.5-km stretch fully signal-free to support safer, faster movement for the dual BRT corridor, metro feeder traffic, and state transport buses.
• Pimpri–Pimple Saudagar Bridge: A second, parallel bridge project across the existing 30-year-old two-lane bridge connecting Pimprigaon and Pimple Saudagar, estimated at ₹12.5 crore, aimed at decongesting one of PCMC’s busiest internal links.

7. Water Supply: The Bhama Askhed Pipeline (PCMC’s Most-Delayed Project)

No infrastructure update on Pimpri-Chinchwad is complete without addressing water — because it is the project residents feel most directly, every single day, through the alternate-day supply schedule that has been in place for over five years.

The project: An underground pipeline bringing 167 MLD of water from the Bhama Askhed dam in Khed tehsil to a treatment plant in Chikhali, laid using a 1,700 mm diameter pipe.

Timeline of delays:

• Originally due for completion in 2024
• As of February 2026, only around 65% of work was complete after two deadline extensions
• The original contractor was removed for delays; a controversial move to reassign the remaining work back to the same contractor drew criticism in April 2026
• Fresh tenders worth ₹84 crore (split as ₹33.35 crore for pipeline work and a second tender) were floated in April 2026 for the remaining 30% of work, with a 10-month completion window given to the new contractor
• PCMC’s own Water Supply Department has stated residents should expect another full year of alternate-day supply from April 2026, meaning realistic completion sits in late 2026 to early 2027

Interim measures: PCMC has directed that builders and developers who committed to arranging water for housing societies at their own cost — as a condition of project approval — remain legally responsible for doing so until Bhama Askhed becomes fully operational. This obligation was reaffirmed by the Municipal Commissioner in March 2026 following complaints of non-compliance and an ongoing PIL before the Bombay High Court.

Current supply sources (interim): Pavana Dam remains the primary source at roughly 510 MLD, supplemented by 80 MLD from Andra Dam and 20 MLD from MIDC — a combined 610 MLD that is still insufficient for daily (rather than alternate-day) citywide supply.

What this means if you’re buying property in PCMC: Ask specifically about the water source and builder undertakings for any project in areas like Chikhali, Talawade, Moshi, or Charholi, since these are the zones most dependent on Bhama Askhed coming online.

8. Public Transport: PMPML’s Fleet Expansion

Alongside metro and roads, PMPML (Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited) — the joint bus operator for Pune and PCMC — is undergoing its largest fleet expansion in years:

• Current fleet size sits around 1,900-2,000 buses (a mix of owned and Gross Cost Contract-operated vehicles) against an estimated requirement of over 6,200 buses for the region’s population
• A plan announced in April 2026 targets 1,000 new CNG buses by July 2026, with an aim of reaching a 3,500-bus fleet by Diwali 2026 and 4,500 by the end of 2026
• Separately, 2,500 new buses were planned for induction by April-May 2026 as part of a broader route and frequency redesign, potentially adding 100+ new routes
• On the electric front, PMPML has already crossed roughly 25% electric-bus share in its existing fleet and has requested 1,000 additional e-buses under the central PM E-DRIVE / PM e-Bus Sewa scheme, with the Maharashtra cabinet approving direct payment mechanisms from PMC and PCMC accounts in January 2026
• PMPML has explicitly stated it will avoid running buses parallel to Metro routes, instead reorganising as feeder services to solve last-mile connectivity into Pimpri-Chinchwad’s metro stations
• E-bus charging depots relevant to PCMC commuters are located at Nigdi and Bhekrai Nagar, among other hubs across the metropolitan region

9. PCMC Draft Revised Development Plan (DP): What’s Being Contested

PCMC’s Draft Revised Development Plan — covering the core municipal area plus 28 villages transferred from the erstwhile New Town Development Authority, spanning 173.24 sq km — has become a major point of friction in 2026.

• The plan was published under Section 26(1) of the MRTP Act on May 14, 2025
• It drew 56,779 objections, with hearings finally beginning on August 3, 2026 — nearly a year after objections were filed
• Of these, 37,479 objections relate to just 17 specific reservations, including municipal-purpose land, a police station and bus terminal near Bhimsrushti in Pimpri, and proposed cemeteries in Chikhali, Kiwale, and Sangvi
• Other contested items include an 18-metre and 24-metre road-widening proposal in areas like Talawade, a proposed slaughterhouse in Moshi, a stadium in Charholi, and the HCMTR/ring-road alignment itself
• The outcome of this hearing could directly affect road-widening plans, reservation locations, and construction permissions in several PCMC localities — worth monitoring if you own land or plan to build in the affected zones

10. PCMC Infrastructure Readiness Score (2026)

To help you quickly judge which projects are closest to actually changing your daily commute or water supply versus which remain years away, here’s a readiness assessment based on current construction progress, funding status, and stated timelines:

(Scores reflect construction and funding status as of September 2026, not project importance.)

Frequently Asked Questions

When will the Nigdi metro extension open? MahaMetro is targeting December 2026 for the PCMC-to-Nigdi extension, based on 35%+ construction progress reported in late 2025/early 2026. Given typical slippage on Pune metro projects, treat early-to-mid 2027 as a realistic buffer.

Is the Nigdi–Chakan metro construction started yet? No. As of mid-2026, the Nigdi–Chakan corridor (Phase 2) has an approved detailed plan and cost estimate (₹12,937.23 crore for 45.295 km) but construction has not begun.

Why is Pimpri-Chinchwad still getting water on alternate days? Because the Bhama Askhed pipeline project, meant to bring 167 MLD of additional water to the city, has been delayed for roughly five years due to contractor issues and land acquisition. PCMC’s own officials indicated in April 2026 that daily supply is still about a year away.

What is HCMTR and how does it affect Pimpri-Chinchwad? The High Capacity Mass Transit Route is a proposed 35.96-km, fully elevated, 6-lane ring corridor circling Pune from Bopodi to Vishrantwadi. It’s being planned in coordination with PCMC and PMRDA, and officials are now also discussing combining it with a Neo Metro line. A state-level committee is fast-tracking land acquisition, with a 2028 completion target.

How many PMPML buses will Pimpri-Chinchwad have by the end of 2026? PMPML’s regional fleet (serving both Pune and PCMC) is targeted to reach 4,000-4,500 buses by the end of 2026, up from roughly 1,900-2,000, alongside a push toward feeder routes that connect directly to metro stations.

The Bottom Line

Pimpri-Chinchwad’s infrastructure story through 2026-27 has two very different speeds. Transit projects with active construction crews on-site — the Nigdi metro extension, the Nashik Phata foot overbridge, PMPML’s bus induction — are genuinely close to delivery. Larger structural projects — HCMTR, the Nigdi-Chakan metro, the Inner Ring Road, and the Bhama Askhed water pipeline — have strong political backing and real budget commitments in 2026, but each carries a multi-year history of delay, and none should be assumed to arrive exactly on the officially stated date. If you’re planning a commute, a move, or a property purchase around any of these projects, anchor your expectations to construction progress and funded contracts, not just announcement dates.