Infrastructure

Pune metro line III timeline extended to March 2026

PUNE: The executive committee under additional chief secretary (Finance) has approved an extension for completing the 23-km PMRDA Metro Line 3 — connecting Hinjewadi with Shivajinagar — by March 2026 on Friday. The concessionaire’s request for a deadline extension was placed before the committee and has now received formal approval, PMRDA commissioner Yogesh Mhase confirmed to TOI on Saturday. “The executive committee has cleared the proposal. The new outer limit for the Metro line’s completion is March 2026,” Mhase said. A similar extension has also been granted for the integrated double-deck flyover between University Chowk and E-Square junction, with the…