Subways with escalators are being built at the Rabindra Tirtha crossing below the Kolkata Gate in New Town to help pedestrians safely cross the 59m-wide six-lane Major Arterial Road.
The decision to build four subways at the crossing was taken following a proposal from the Bidhannagar commissionerate’s traffic department because of heavy traffic and pedestrian movement on the stretch.
“Hundreds of men and women working in IT offices cross the road near the Kolkata Gate on their way to work or home,” a traffic police officer said.
Pedestrians now cross the road dodging speeding vehicles while putting their lives at risk, the officer said.
