For Metro construction, Sealdah flyover will be shut for 3 days from today

The Sealdah flyover will be closed for three days from Friday for the construction work of East West Metro.

“A portion of the Sealdah Flyover in between M G Road and Beliaghata Road will be closed for vehicular traffic from 6 am on 2nd October (tomorrow) to 6 am on 5th October,” read a circular issued by the Traffic Department. The flyover will remain closed during this period to facilitate the construction of a tunnel for the East-West Metro project, it added.

Vehicles headed for the Sealdah flyover from north will be diverted from Shyambazar, Maniktala and Rajabazar, while those coming from south will be re-routed from Exide and Moulali intersections. Five roads will remain one way till October 5.