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Maa Flyover ( bn, মা উড়ালপুল; also known as Parama Island Flyover) is a long flyover in 
Timings from 27 October 2015 to August 2016.
* Whole Day - Both ways Open.
* From 10 pm to 6 am - Two Wheeler Not Allowed
The flyover is also closed for heavy vehicles including buses and trucks, auto-rickshaws and pedestrian traffic.
From 9 February 2019, after the inauguration of the flank from Maa Flyover to AJC Bose Road Flyover, traffic moves both ways with other restrictions still in law. It now directly connects from Science City to Victoria Memorial.
Maa Flyover ( bn, মা উড়ালপুল; also known as Parama Island Flyover) is a long flyover in Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
, West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
, India. It is built along Park Circus Connector and connects EM Bypass
The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Baz ...
with Park Circus
Park Circus is a neighbourhood of Central-South Kolkata, in Kolkata district
Kolkata district (formerly known as Calcutta district) is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Kolkata.
History
Long before the B ...
7-Point Crossing, then to Vidyasagar Setu
Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is a toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah.
Opened in 1992, with a total length of , Vidyasagar Setu is the first and longes ...
to Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
via the existing AJC Bose Road Flyover. After both ramps of the flyover connecting it with AJC Bose Road Flyover were completed in early 2019, the flyover forms a seamless, no-signal traffic corridor from EM Bypass
The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Baz ...
to PG Hospital. The total length of the flyover, including the ramps, is 9.2 km and is the fourth longest flyover in the entire country. The flyover started its construction in February 2010. The project had an original deadline of August 2012, and the deadline was extended multiple times. After a huge cost-overrun and delays, the main flyover was opened on 9 October 2015 at a cost of 460 crores. The 450-meter east bound flank of the flyover, which directly connects AJC Bose Road Flyover with the flyover from Exide Side to EM Bypass
The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Baz ...
, was opened in August 2016 while the west bound flank of the flyover connecting it to AJC Bose Road Flyover was opened in February 2019. Barring a stretch of 684.31 meters constructed by Larsen & Toubro
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T, is an Indian multinational conglomerate company, with business interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, information technology and financial services, headquartered in Mumba ...
, the flyover was constructed by Hindustan Construction Company
Hindustan Construction Company Limited (HCC) is an Indian Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Project Management companies. It is headquartered in Mumbai. HCC was founded by Industrialist Seth Walchand Hirachand in 1926.
HCC has exe ...
.
Route timings and restrictions
The flyover which was opened without completion of the flanks connecting AJC Bose Road Flyover, resulted in massive traffic jams after initial inauguration. With the pressure mountingKolkata Police
The Kolkata Police Force (KPF) is one of the two presidency police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. Kolkata Police has the task of policing the metropolitan area (apart from Bidhannagar and New Town, which are served by the Bidhannag ...
was forced to temporarily shut down the flyover for few hours. After initial discussion, Kolkata Police devised a solution allowing only one-way traffic (during certain time of the day) as an interim solution until the connecting flanks were completed.
Timings from 27 October 2015 to August 2016.
* Whole Day - Both ways Open.
* From 10 pm to 6 am - Two Wheeler Not Allowed
The flyover is also closed for heavy vehicles including buses and trucks, auto-rickshaws and pedestrian traffic.
From 9 February 2019, after the inauguration of the flank from Maa Flyover to AJC Bose Road Flyover, traffic moves both ways with other restrictions still in law. It now directly connects from Science City to Victoria Memorial.
References
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