The Statesman 12.06.2013
KMC to set up 8 foot overbridges in city
Corporation (KMC) will set up eight foot overbridges in the city on
private public partnership (PPP) model.
This will help smooth flow of traffic in the city.
The
expression of interest for the private partner will be floated soon.
The decision was taken at KMC headquarters yesterday. Officers of city
police’s traffic wing also attended the meeting.
The foot
overbridges will come up at Tollygunge Phari, Rajabazar, near Lord’s
Bakery crossing, opposite South city, Deshpriya park, near
Ballugunge Siksha Sadan school, Park Circus connector and
Moulali. Another built by CESC will come up near its shopping mall on
Syed Amir Ali Avenue. All the foot bridges will be fitted with
escalator. However, no foot overbridge will be set up at Esplanade near
K C Das intersection as desired by the city police.
The private
partner will be allowed to put up advertisements on the foot bridges
and collect revenue. Earlier, there was a proposal to set up a foot
overbridge at Ballygunge phari.
Senior police officers said
construction of the foot bridges will help ease traffic movement in the
city. All of them will come up at intersections where traffic jam has
become a regular feature almost every day. As the foot overbridges will
be fitted with escalators elderly people will not face any problem using
them. There will be traffic volunteers to request pedestrians to use
the escalators.
Once the expression of interest is settled,
private firms will start installing them. There is a proposal to set up
more escalators in the city.