Pune: PMC Pushes Utility Agencies To Complete Grand Tour Route Works Ahead Of January Race

Pune's municipal government has set an Oct 31, 2026, deadline for completing all necessary excavation and utility work along the planned route for the city's upcoming Grand Tour cycling race, set for January 2027. This directive came during a recent meeting at PMC headquarters, attended by officials from various civic departments and utility agencies.

The city engineer, Anirudhha Pawaskar, chaired the session, where representatives from Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Dinesh Engineering, and CCTV Allied Company also participated. The focus of the meeting was on ensuring the race route is in top condition by the event date.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Manoj Patil emphasized the importance of the deadline, stating that excavation and road crossings must be finished before Oct 31. Major junctions along the route will see work primarily on weekends to minimize disruption to commuters. Utility agencies have been instructed to commence their excavation work immediately, pending approval from the traffic department.

Once the deadline passes, utility agencies will not be permitted to continue excavation on the race route. The PMC aims to give themselves ample time to restore roads and bring them up to international standards prior to the January 2027 cycling event.