Kolkata Metro Update: RVNL set to complete construction work of two Metro piers on New Garia-Airport route by next month
An official sanction for building two piers near Metropolitan has been obtained by the RVNL from Kolkata Traffic Police. (Representational image: IE)
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has announced that it will finish construction of two piers near the Metropolitan crossing on the EM Bypass that comes under Kolkata Metro‘s New Garia-Airport route by next month, as stated by an official. An official sanction for building two piers near Metropolitan has been obtained by the RVNL from Kolkata Traffic Police. For uninterrupted construction along with the free flow of traffic, a 90-day traffic block was executed from June 13, the official said.
Current status of New Garia-Airport route construction
The official spokesperson said,” RVNL engineers are bracing up fixing work for Pier No 288 with the collaboration with the state government. Work on Pier No. 289, situated in the Metropolitan area, is also under development by taking care of all necessary safety measures in place.”
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The new Garia-Beleghata section of the New Garia-Airport route is spread over 10 km long and is likely to commence functioning from the current fiscal year. Presently, metro services are being operated on a 5.5 km stretch of this route between New Garia (Kavi Subhas) and Ruby Crossing (Hemanta Mukhopadhyay).
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Meanwhile, to enhance connectivity and alleviate traffic jams, construction work is currently ongoing in New Town and Rajarhat townships. The development of the 28.90 km Orange Line Corridor of the Kolkata Metro is rapidly progressing. Notable progress has been made across the New Town to Airport corridor segment. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the metro services between Kavi Subhash and Hemanta Mukhopadhyaya stations in March.
(With PTI inputs)