The News National Bureau ;
The Finance Department of the Government of West Bengal has approved Rs. 727 crore for the proposed flyover from Metropolitan Crossing at EM Bypass to New Town. Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will execute the construction of the four-lane flyover stretching 7 km, the tender for which will be floated soon.
As per alignment, the flyover will start from Metropolitan Crossing and move over Chingrighata. It will then take a right turn to enter Salt Lake Bypass and move in parallel to the Metro alignment, take a right turn from Nicco Park, and move over the pavement on the west before entering Sector V. In the last lap, it will pass the wetlands to terminate at New Town.
KMDA hopes to award the work order for the construction of the flyover before Durga Pujo 2024.
The flyover has been conceived as an alternative to the Chingrighata flyover, which, according to experts, should be dismantled as it is beyond bounds for long-term repair.
Also, travel time from Metropolitan to New Town and hence to Kolkata Airport will go down significantly once the flyover is complete.
