Bypass overbridge set to be unveiled, boon for Chingrighata traffic

The foot overbridge at the Chingrighata crossing of the EM Bypass in east Kolkata is likely to be inaugurated in a couple of weeks, urban development department officials said.

Police officers hope the foot overbridge, once functional, will cut down waiting time for vehicles at the crossing by reducing pedestrian movement on the road and also bring down the number of accidents.

Vehicles now have to wait for a long period at the signals of the busy intersection because many pedestrians walk across the road.

“The agency that has constructed the overbridge has handed the structure to the urban development department. All formalities such as stability check have been completed,” said an official of the department.