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{{Short description|Flyover in Kolkata, West Bengal, India}}
{{Infobox Bridge
| name = Garden Reach Flyover
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| carries = Bikes, cars
| location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] {{Flag | india}}
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| length = {{convert|4.4|km}}
|begin={{start date|df=yes|2014}}
|complete={{end date|df=yes|2018}}
|open= {{start date and age|df=yes| 9 Mar 2018}}
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| toll =No
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| material =Steel, Concrete
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The '''Garden Reach Flyover''' is a [[Overpass|flyover]] connecting the [[Garden Reach]] area and [[Majerhat, Kolkata|Majerhat]] in the port area of [[South Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite news |title=One more flyover |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/one-more-flyover-213831 |date=7 March 2018 |accessdate= 10 March 2018|publisher=The Telegraph |language=English}}</ref> The {{convert|4.4|km}} long and four-lane flyover was inaugurated by [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] on March 9, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=CM inaugurates 4.4 km Garden Reach flyover |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/cm-inaugurates-44-km-garden-reach-flyover-288743 |accessdate=10 February 2020 |publisher=www.millenniumpost.in |date=9 March 2018 |language=English}}</ref> Flyover connecting Brooklyn crossing, close to Ramnagar at the Garden Reach end and terminating near [[Majherhat railway station]]. The four-lane flyover that has been set up by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA) at a cost of Rs 340 crore.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Suman Chakraborti & Dwaipayan Ghosh |title=Garden Reach flyover to be thrown open tomorrow |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/garden-reach-flyover-to-be-thrown-open-tomorrow/articleshow/63210960.cms |accessdate=10 February 2020 |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=8 March 2018 |language=English}}</ref>

==Background==
[[Khidirpur]] and [[Garden Reach]] are two of the crowded areas of Kolkata. For being densely populated, traffic is one of the major problems in the region. The main cause of the traffic is the large trailers and trucks entering and exiting the [[Port of Kolkata|port area]]. Patients often have to get stuck in this traffic. Residents have long been demanding the construction of a flypool to relieve the suffering.<ref name=b/>

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a ceremony in Khidirpur in the morning, witnessed a severe traffic congestion on Garden Reach Road. The road is the main route to Khidirpur. At that time, MLA and Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim had proposed to the Chief Minister to construct a flyover. The Chief Minister also agreed immediately.<ref name=b/>

==History==
Construction of this four-lane flyover began on February 2014. The work was supposed to be completed on August 2016. Due to land problems, the work is often delayed. Finally, it was decided that the [[Overpass|flyover]] would be launched by July 2017.

The KMDA, under the purification and rehabilitation office, was appointed for the construction of the flyover. The central expert firm, Rights, was appointed to ready a detailed project report (DPR). Work begins after the project report is ready. [[Government of West Bengal|West Bengal government]] has approved 339 crore for the construction of the flyover. The [[Port of Kolkata|Kolkata Port Authority]] gave the land.<ref name=b>{{cite news|title=নয়া উড়ালপুল খিদিরপুরে |url=http://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/state-government-wants-a-new-flyover-at-kidderpore-1.745451?ref=hm-yourchoice-now |date=25 January 2018 |accessdate= 10 February 2020|agency= আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bridges in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in West Bengal]]

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>Johnpacklambert at 15:34, 10 March 2021