Kolkata’s IT hub or Sector V, will soon be interlinked with Rajarhat-New Town and Bantala SEZ through new roads.
The new road link will start with the ring road that is being set up at Sector V and join the PWD road – that connects Rajarhat with Bantala on Basanti highway – at Bhojerhat. The Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) is working to set up the 2.5 km long road that will form a ring surrounding Sector V.
This road connectivity will immensely benefit motorist and reduce the time taken to move through the three areas. There will be a larger ring road formation that will begin at Chingrihata More on EM Bypass. Moving along Salt Lake Bypass, it will connect with Rajarhat main arterial road through the short ring road in Sector V and then snake ahead to meet the East West arterial road, which is linked to the PWD Road. The PWD road is connected to Basanti highway that in turn will meet the EM Bypass near Parama Island junction thereby completing the circle.
Earlier, Hidco had constructed the East-West Major Arterial Road that runs parallel to the site earmarked for the Infosys and Wipro project. The road connects the Rajarhat main arterial road and the 6 km long PWD road that connects to Cognizant and other IT companies in Bantala.
With the construction of the East-West Arterial Road, a link has already been established with Rajarhat and Bantala. However, the PWD Road is in bad shape and both Hidco and PWD have jointly worked on a plan to develop it so that techies can have a smooth short-cut.
The project is pegged at Rs 16 crore and Hidco and PWD have agreed on sharing the cost to widen and strengthen the road.
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