The construction of a foot over bridge at Beleghata metro station that will provide easy access to passengers heading to and coming out of the station has begun
Kolkata : The construction of a foot over bridge at Beleghata metro station that will provide easy access to passengers heading to and coming out of the station has begun and police sources said the structure could be ready before Orange Line services are extended to Sector V. The bridge, a steel structure that will run above EM Bypass cutting across the road and connecting the two ends of the over bridge, is already ready and kept at the site, said a police officer. Once the foot over bridge is ready they can access the station from the service road on the western side of Bypass,” said a traffic police.
Two piers of the over bridge – one on the eastern side of EM Bypass where the metro station has been built and the other on the western side are ready. A pier in the middle of EM Bypass is now under construction. A portion of EM Bypass near the median has been cordoned off for the construction of the pier. People must cross the Bypass at Metropolitan crossing or Mathpukur now to reach Beleghata station.