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Barrackpore Trunk Road, commonly known as BT Road, is 4-6 laned trunk road in Kolkata metropolitan area, West Bengal, India. It connects Kolkata with its suburb Barrackpore. Built in 1775, it is the oldest metalled road and one of the busiest roads in the country. The 18.1 km (11.2 mi) long road is a part of both State Highway 1 and State ...
The eastern portion of the road (just after its starting from Sealdah) is very congested due to the location of Baithakkhana Market (a vegetable wholesale market). The road is one-way, traffic runs from the direction of Sealdah towards Lalbazar and B.B.D. Bagh. Firinghi Kalibari at B.B. Ganguly Street in Bowbazar, Kolkata, May 2022.
SH 2 (Barrackpore Trunk Road) from Barrackpore to Kolkata NH 12 from Barasat to Rajarhat NH 12 from Sector 5 link-EM Bypass crossing Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road from Garia to Rajpur SH 1 from Baruipur to Jaynagar Majilpur: To: Kulpi junction with NH 12: Location; Country: India: State: West Bengal: Districts: North 24 Parganas, Nadia ...
During first half of the day up coming traffic is allowed to come and during evening hours as the shops and offices close, the down traffic is allowed. However, some part of it is maintained as totally one-way and some as two-directional throughout the day. Traffic resurrections are lifted after 9:00 pm till 6:00 am every day.
It bisects the Kolkata Maidan. [3] The British authorities intended for the road to be able to host large parades. [3] The name 'Red Road' was given due to its surfacing. [3] Republic Day Parade on Red Road. During the Second World War, the road, in the heart of Calcutta, served as a landing strip for Fighter aircraft. [4]
It connects Kolkata with its satellite city Kalyani and declared as an expressway by Government of West Bengal. [1] The road starts from Belghoria Expressway in Nimta and ends in Bansberia of Hooghly district. The main carriageway is 6 laned (except some low traffic areas where it is 4 laned) and each side there are 2 service lanes. [2]
Dharmatala has always been a major traffic hub. Today, Dharmatala is the busiest bus terminus of West Bengal. Kolkata trams route no. 5, 25 and 36 also start their journey from Dharmatala. [12] During rush hours some 200,000 to 300,000 vehicles pass through Dharmatala. Experts say 50–60 percent of air pollution in Kolkata is due to vehicle ...
Vivekananda Road is a major east–west thoroughfare in the Indian city of Kolkata and connects Maniktala with Jorasanko. West of Maniktala Police Station, Maniktala Main Road becomes Vivekananda Road. It becomes Kali Krishna Tagore Street after crossing Rabindra Sarani (Ganesh Talkies). [1]