RVNL plea for day-night traffic block at Metropolitan
Times of India | 22 October 2024
Kolkata: Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) has written to Kolkata Police, seeking a day-and-night block at Metropolitan on EM Bypass so that the last 25m of viaduct construction from the Metro station (officially called Beleghata) to Captain Bheri can be completed, allowing them to proceed towards Chingrighata.
RVNL, which is implementing the 29km New Garia-Airport (Orange) line, has been pleading with the cops for the traffic block at Metropolitan.The agency wants to extend the Orange line by 8km to Sector V, where it will have an interface with the East-West Metro (Green line)
Since June 13, traffic cops allowed RVNL to launch girders only at night. Girders are a combination of plate and box made of steel or concrete needed for supporting a deck. RVNL handed back the site for which a 90-day traffic block was given to facilitate the construction of two portal piers at the Metropolitan crossing. In its letter RVNL mentioned that this site was handed over in 60 days instead of 90, as the agency made the most of the low rainfall in June and July. But to launch the last 25m span of the girder, some ground space is also required.
“RVNL has drawn up a traffic diversion plan since without the traffic block, work can’t proceed towards Chingrighata,” said an official.