Kolkata: The condition of the Circular Garden Reach road, which connects the Bascule bridge and the gate 8 of the port, in such a way that it needs immediate improvement, especially where it approaches the Bascule Bridge, feels Kolkata traffic police officers.
Lighting in this area also needs to be improved, the police suggested after the survey was carried out by Southwest, Metiabruz and Vidyasagar three guards.
The road has become one of five roads prone to the top accident (black spots) in the city.
Lalbazar has written a letter to KMC and Kolkata Port Trust (KOPT) for repairs in Road Engineering – the most important thing is to increase the surface of the road.
Other points raised by traffic police include high pole lights settings, build medians and sidewalks at CGR Road and Hyde Road, creating separate channels for the entry of trailers to the port outside the gate 8 and make sure the truck does not block the gate 2 and 6.
Driven by DC (traffic) Arijit Sinha, a letter to KMC highlights how the smooth flow of traffic is hampered due to poor road conditions.
In a separate letter to the Chairperson of the Kopt, the police asked for a separate truck channel to approach the gate 8.