Kolkata: The pressure of goods vehicles has increased in Jessore Road after the collapse of Majerhat bridge. According to the police, a section of goods vehicle drivers are using the Belgharia Expressway and Jessore Road to enter Kolkata and to move towards South 24-Parganas.
According to police sources, since the collapse of Majerhat bridge, a good number of heavy goods vehicles have been using Jessore Road as their entry point. Due to this, traffic congestion has also increased in the airport area.
"As Kolkata Police has imposed some new restrictions, we are using Jessore Road as the entry point to the city. Several drivers are using Eastern Metropolitan Bypass to travel to South 24-Parganas. The distance is getting a bit high,
but we can move smoothly using this route," said a truck driver.
"We have noticed that the movement of goods vehicles has increased recently. As a result of excessive pressure of traffic, it is taking a long time to clear the congestion," said an official of Bidhannagar Police.
Due to the increasing number of goods vehicles, Jessore Road is also getting damaged. The stretch between airport 3 number gate and airport 1 number gate is in a mess. Due to bad weather since the last few months, a section of road has been heavily damaged. The pressure of goods vehicles on the road is damaging it further. As a result, normal vehicular traffic flow is getting slower, creating congestion.
According to daily commuters, the situation worsened due to goods vehicle movement after 9 pm. "After 9 pm, goods vehicles rule the road. Due to that both Kolkata and Barasat bound movement gets slower," said Sanjib Chakraborty, a resident of Madhyamgram area.