CM inaugurates Congress Exhibition Rd flank of Maa flyover

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday inaugurated the flank on Congress Exhibition Road linking Maa flyover with AJC Bose Road flyover.

"We will be coming up with another flank of the flyover that will connect Ballygunge Phari. RITES is presently doing a study. Work will start as soon as they complete the same," Banerjee said.

A senior official of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), the implementing agency for the flyover, said that vehicles travelling from Kolkata Airport or New Town-Rajarhat will now be able to take the Maa flyover right from Mathpukur area and then directly take the AJC Bose Road flyover near Beckbagan, to alight directly near Police Training School.

Travel time will be reduced considerably as a result, as the congestion at Park Circus can be avoided this way.

State Urban Development minister Firhad Hakim, along with senior officials of KMDA and the Traffic department of Kolkata Police were present during the inauguration.

The proposed southbound ramp connecting Ballygunge Phari will start at the crossing near Zeeshan restaurant on Syed Amir Ali Avenue and end in front of Kalyan Jewellers, opposite Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan.

Engineering consultancy firm RITES is already carrying out a study and will be coming out with a Detailed Project Report (DPR) in this regard soon.

A traffic feasibility survey has shown that the proposed ramp could reduce the time taken to travel towards Jadavpur from the bypass by more than 30 minutes. The ramp will be 2.2km in length and it will help commuters avoid snarl points like Quest Mall, Modern High School for Girls and Ballygunge Phari.