The Statesman 12.06.2013
KMC to set up 8 foot overbridges in city
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.
