Over a week after state minister Firhad Hakim said the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) would soon begin demolishing the incomplete Vivekananda flyover in the Girish Park neighbourhood, the Kolkata Traffic Police on Sunday announced a host of traffic route changes and diversions that would come into effect from Monday 11 pm. The flyover had been under construction since 2009 but collapsed on March 31, 2016, killing 28 people.
For the demolition, a portion of Strand Road will be completely closed to traffic from 11 pm on June 14 till 5 am on August 15. “A portion of Strand Road will be fully closed from 23.00 hrs on 14.06.2021 up to 05.00 hrs on 15.08.2021 for demolition work of incomplete Vivekananda Road Flyover undertaken by the KMDA,” the Kolkata Traffic Police said in a statement.
