Garden Reach Flyover


The Garden Reach Flyover is a flyover connecting the Garden Reach area and Majerhat in the port area of South Kolkata. The long and four-lane flyover was inaugurated by Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on March 9, 2018. Flyover connecting Brooklyn crossing, close to Ramnagar at the Garden Reach end and terminating near Majherhat railway station. The four-lane flyover that has been set up by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority at a cost of Rs 340 crore.

Background

and Garden Reach are two of the crowded areas of Kolkata. For being densely populated, traffic is one of the major problems in the region. The main cause of the traffic is the large trailers and trucks entering and exiting the port area. Patients often have to get stuck in this traffic. Residents have long been demanding the construction of a flypool to relieve the suffering.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a ceremony in Khidirpur in the morning, witnessed a severe traffic congestion on Garden Reach Road. The road is the main route to Khidirpur. At that time, MLA and Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim had proposed to the Chief Minister to construct a flyover. The Chief Minister also agreed immediately.

History

Construction of this four-lane flyover began on February 2014. The work was supposed to be completed on August 2016. Due to land problems, the work is often delayed. Finally, it was decided that the flyover would be launched by July 2017.
The KMDA, under the purification and rehabilitation office, was appointed for the construction of the flyover. The central expert firm, Rights, was appointed to ready a detailed project report. Work begins after the project report is ready. West Bengal government has approved 339 crore for the construction of the flyover. The Kolkata Port Authority gave the land.