The statesman 28.04.2013
KMC may widen roads in south Kolkata
KOLKATA, 28 APRIL: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has proposed to widen Judges Court Road and Sadananda Road in south Kolkata for smooth movement of traffic. Civic authorities have already decided to widen Camac Street and work is likely to start soon.
Senior officials of the Roads Department today conducted a survey of the road. The pavement is wide and never fully utilised. Civic officials said the pavement would be narrowed down. They added that the volume of traffic has gone up alarmingly over the past few years and south bound vehicles to the central business district take Sadananda Road, Harish Mukherjee Road and Gokhale Road to reach Rabindra Sadan. From there they either go straight to Esplanade or take a left turn and reach BBD Bag via Red Road. Traffic jam at Sadananda Road and Rashbehari Avenue intersection has become a daily feature and unless steps are taken now it will be difficult to manage traffic two years hence. They said on various roads the pavements have been narrowed down to widen the thoroughfare like Mahendra Road, Townshend Road and Bakulbagan Road.
Senior police officers of traffic department said in certain pockets traffic jam has become a regular feature and the situation will not improve unless the road is widened. They said they have requested KMC authorities to prepare a scheme and take up the issue seriously. They added traffic movement cannot be improved by deploying more constables and sergeants as the roads are unable to carry such volume of traffic any more.
