KOLKATA: The level crossing at the Chitpore railway yard is likely to be thrown open on the first day of the next month. In case there is a sudden delay, the administration said it should be ready before the higher secondary exams that are scheduled towards the end of the second week of March.
Once operational, the new alignment will provide relief to goods vehicles, who are currently not being allowed in the area for most part of the day. Though a detailed plan is awaited, good vehicles are expected to use the Strand Bank Road-Sarbamangala Ghat-Cossipore alignment.
The cops and transport department are also planning an alternative auto route from Cossipore to Bagbazar using this alignment for maximum use of the new link in the day time. The move will also help decongest the highways and its approaches, where trucks are getting stuck after not being able to enter the city due to various prevailing restrictions on their movement.
While the lane widening and strengthening, alongside concretization, which was required immediately near the railway tracks is mostly over, parallel work by railways on the tracks is almost reaching an end. The all-important rail gate and the necessary gateman’s room, too, have come up.
While the railways concretized around 200m of the road around the railway tracks in order to allow movement of heavy trucks, the KMC has created around 300m of new road besides the widening of the existing road. Two shops and a couple of godowns, too, were pulled down to complete the work, claimed local sources.
The proposed level-crossing will connect the Braja Dayal Shah Road located next to the Cossipore Bridge with Sethpukur Road and Pranakrishna Mukherjee Road on the Bagbazar side. Cops are making some last moment changes on the K C Chatterjee Road, which is expected to handle heavy traffic at night.
Police said the road will be crucial for traffic flow in the morning as it allows two-way movements. “While trucks can use this to enter the Chitpur terminal, smaller vehicles can use it if the Belgachhia bridge witnesses too much jam,” said an officer.
The state government had earlier consulted the railway to ensure there were no operational glitches and that necessary clearances were made available from the railway board before the level crossing was built across the tracks.
The cops said they are also trying to see if the Khagen Chatterjee Road can continue handling the extra pressure. “Using this road has eased the traffic. Any new plan will involve a peak-hour traffic study. Every option is being studied in detail,” said a cop.
Once operational, the new alignment will provide relief to goods vehicles, who are currently not being allowed in the area for most part of the day. Though a detailed plan is awaited, good vehicles are expected to use the Strand Bank Road-Sarbamangala Ghat-Cossipore alignment.
The cops and transport department are also planning an alternative auto route from Cossipore to Bagbazar using this alignment for maximum use of the new link in the day time. The move will also help decongest the highways and its approaches, where trucks are getting stuck after not being able to enter the city due to various prevailing restrictions on their movement.
While the lane widening and strengthening, alongside concretization, which was required immediately near the railway tracks is mostly over, parallel work by railways on the tracks is almost reaching an end. The all-important rail gate and the necessary gateman’s room, too, have come up.
While the railways concretized around 200m of the road around the railway tracks in order to allow movement of heavy trucks, the KMC has created around 300m of new road besides the widening of the existing road. Two shops and a couple of godowns, too, were pulled down to complete the work, claimed local sources.
The proposed level-crossing will connect the Braja Dayal Shah Road located next to the Cossipore Bridge with Sethpukur Road and Pranakrishna Mukherjee Road on the Bagbazar side. Cops are making some last moment changes on the K C Chatterjee Road, which is expected to handle heavy traffic at night.
Police said the road will be crucial for traffic flow in the morning as it allows two-way movements. “While trucks can use this to enter the Chitpur terminal, smaller vehicles can use it if the Belgachhia bridge witnesses too much jam,” said an officer.
The state government had earlier consulted the railway to ensure there were no operational glitches and that necessary clearances were made available from the railway board before the level crossing was built across the tracks.
The cops said they are also trying to see if the Khagen Chatterjee Road can continue handling the extra pressure. “Using this road has eased the traffic. Any new plan will involve a peak-hour traffic study. Every option is being studied in detail,” said a cop.
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