Belghoria Expressway is a 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long grade separated bypass expressway in the northern metropolitan region of Kolkata, West Bengal. It bypasses the core city area and links the terminal junction points of NH 16 and NH 19 at Rajchandrapur near Dankuni (extended east end) to Jessore Road near Dumdum/Kolkata Airport (west end).[3][4]
 Belghoria expressway at Dakshineswar in Baranagar | |
| Maintained by | NHAI[1] |
|---|---|
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Location | Greater Kolkata (North 24 Parganas district and Howrah district), India |
| Nearest Kolkata Metro station | Biman Bandar (under construction), Baranagar, Dakshineswar |
| east end | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Gate no. 3 |
| west end | Dakshineswar, with an extension to Rajchandrapur near Dankuni |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | 1967[2] |
| Completion | 2006[2] |
| Inauguration | 2008[2] |
Route
editBelgharia expressway runs through the northern metropolitan area of Kolkata bypassing the core city area. From west to east, starting from Jessore Road intersection near Dumdum/Kolkata Airport gate 3 (west end), it transverses through major places like Durganagar, North Dumdum, Belgharia, Dunlop, Dakshineswar, passes the Hooghly river by Nivedita Setu and terminates at the Rajchandrapur intersection with NH 16 and NH 19.
The expressway is 4 laned from Kolkata Airport to Dakshineswar and the extended portion upto Rajchandrapur along with Nivedita Setu is 6 laned. There are no service lanes and main carriageway lanes can not be expanded which becomes an issue for National Highways Authority of India.[5]
Belgharia expressway do not have any intersections or traffic signals but have major interchanges with National Highways or other expressways.
| List of interchanges | ||
| Location | Interchange with | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Dumdum near Dumdum/Kolkata Airport gate 3 | Jessore Road[6] | Y interchange |
| Nimta (under construction as of 2024) | Kalyani Expressway[7] | Y interchange |
| Dakshineswar | Pwd approach road to BT Road[8] | Modified stack interchange |
| Rajchandrapur | NH 16 and NH 19 | |
References
edit- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/battered-belgharia-expressway-stretch-repaired/articleshow/71192478.cms
- ^ a b c "Rising crime on Belghoria expressway". 19 August 2009 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "Inauguration of bridge postponed". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 June 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
- ^ Gupta, Jayanta (23 January 2012). "A cattle track that poses as expressway". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Expressway upkeep set to be state onus". Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Flyover link to Belghoria Expressway caves in". 12 June 2013 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "Min inspects progress work of Kalyani Expressway extension & Ishwar Gupta Setu". MillenniumPost. 13 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bridge-launch-by-june/cid/1005136
