Kolkata, Dec 12: The Vidyasagar Setu will remain completely closed to traffic for eight hours on December 14 as authorities undertake major repair and rehabilitation work on the structure, the Kolkata Police said on Thursday.
The bridge, a key link between Kolkata and Howrah, will be shut from 6 am to 2 pm to enable the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) to replace stay cables, holding-down cables and bearings. During the shutdown, the movement of all vehicles on the bridge and its ramps will be suspended and an extensive diversion plan will be enforced.
According to police, west-bound traffic travelling along AJC Bose Road from the Zeerut Island side will be diverted from Turf View via the at-grade road toward Hastings Crossing, leading to St. George’s Gate Road, Strand Road and the Howrah Bridge. Vehicles may also turn right from Hastings Crossing to take KP Road.
Traffic moving west along KP Road from J&N Island will be diverted from 11 Furlong Gate toward Hastings Crossing and then routed through St. George’s Gate Road, Strand Road and the Howrah Bridge. East-bound vehicles coming from Khidderpore via CGR Road will similarly be diverted from Hastings Crossing.
Vehicles intending to use the Y-Point ramp to Vidyasagar Setu will be diverted from Y-Point toward 11 Furlong Gate and guided along KP Road and Red Road toward the Howrah Bridge. Police added that additional arterial roads may also be used for diversions if required.
