VIP Road (Kolkata)

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কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম সরণি (Bengali)
KolkataVIP road.jpg
Route information
Length8.1 km (5.0 mi)
Existed1962–present
Major junctions
north endNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Gate no. 1
south endUltadanga
Location
Major citiesGreater Kolkata (North 24 Parganas district and Kolkata district), India

VIP Road (officially Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue) is a major thoroughfare connecting the city of Kolkata with Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. Located in the North-Eastern outskirts of the city, it was built in 1962 to provide speedy connection with the city and its sole airport. VIP Road is part of State Highway 3. To reduce traffic jams especially in the crossings of Kestopur and Baguiati, a flyover is constructed over the stretch between Dum Dum Park and Raghunathpur, which opened in March 2015. Another flyover connecting VIP Road with EM Bypass was opened in 2011, reducing traffic bottlenecks at Ultadanga crossing. This road is renamed after Kazi Nazrul Islam, a famous Bengali poet from India.

Description

VIP Road runs from Ultadanga (Hudco More) to Jessore Road in Dum Dum, ending near the entrance of the DumDum/Kolkata Airport, the sole airport serving the metropolis. Several locations lie along this road, such as Ultadanga, Lake Town, Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park, Kestopur, Baguiati, Teghoria and Kaikhali. These localities have an extremely high population density. The stretch of VIP Road to the north of Baguiati is home to numerous residential complexes, hotels and shopping malls. VIP Road provides access to the planned township of New Town via Rajarhat Main Road at Baguiati Jora Mandir and Biswa Bangla Sarani at Haldiram (Teghoria).

Belghoria Expressway, which provides access to NH 16 (formerly NH 6 or Bombay Road) and NH 19 (formerly NH 2), begins 2 km north of the junction with Jessore Road. VIP Road runs just north of Salt Lake Sector 1 and is well-connected to it by several footbridges and kheyas. The footbridge at Kestopur leads to Baishakhi bus stop in Salt Lake.

Landmarks

Legacy

VIP Road was renamed after the great revolutionary Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Alternate route

Another bypass route (Biswa Bangla Sarani) to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport via New Town is created, which connects Haldirams on VIP Road to Chingrighata on EM Bypass, passing through Salt Lake and New Town.

Gallery

Panorama of the flyover above VIP Road in the crossing of Baguiati. The right end of the flyover leads to Dum Dum Park, Bangur Avenue, Lake Town, Ultadanga and the left end leads to Raghunathpur, Teghoria, Kaikhali, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

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