Kolkata: India National Highway Authority (NHAI) on Monday began repair patchwork on a stretch of 8km Belgharia Expressway – leading to the airport from Dakshineswar – which has been rejected with the crater and has turned into a commuter nightmare.
In some stretches, the crater is getting bigger after heavy rain spells and has really needed repairs for more than a few months.
Stretching close to the Baranagar Metro Station turned into a death trap after rain water filled the crate, making it difficult for motorists to see them, which led to accidents.
Most holes there are almost wide roads.
The situation is similar in several parts of Durgana, Mathkal, Prafullanagar Purba Talbah, Vidyasagar Pally and near Sreenagar.
In Khalasitolla, the holes on the side of the airport board are very broad so that the driver cannot skyrocket them and have to pass.
“For the past two weeks, the condition of stretching has changed from bad to worse.
The holes have widened into a crater, so it is almost impossible for the driver and motorbike riders to maneuver around them.
Some people have been injured in a slow accidental vehicle movement Causes traffic congestion almost regularly, “said Sambhu Debnath, a local trader.
The IT Stard Lake Sector V employee, Sudipta Mukherjee, who rode a bicycle to the office from his Baranagar house, along the toll road, said the stretch turned dangerous.
“It’s scary driving on this road.
The hole is so big that you have to get out of them.
I have seen two motorcyclists slipping and falling in the past week,” Mukherjee said.
Sandeep Karra, DCP, Traffic Department Bararackpore Komisarier said they had repeatedly asked the authorities to start repairs.
“The rain has worsened “DCP told Toi.
Nhai involves a contractor to start repair work on the war footing.
“The area where the hole has appeared low lying and regular heavy vehicle movements coupled with moving water making improvements while difficult to survive.
We do some patches but full repairs are only possible after the rain,” said a senior official of the Indian National Highway Authority.