he familiar snarl on Tallah bridge is likely to be replaced by a longer one on roads leading to it because cars will not be allowed to stop on the bridge and police have to ensure that there is no queue of vehicles on the 57-year-old structure.
Bus movement on the bridge will be stopped from Sunday morning to reduce the load on the structure that is in a “very poor condition”. Heavy goods vehicles had been barred from using the bridge a week ago.
The ban on bus movement is likely to throw traffic out of gear in large parts of north Calcutta and its northern fringes. A large majority of commuters from the northern fringes used the bridge.
