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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]
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 ...
Mirza Ghalib Street, previously known as Free School Street, is a street that joins Surendranath Banerjee Road with Park Street (Park Mansion) in Central Kolkata. North of S. N. Banerjee Road crossing, Free School Street becomes Hospital Street.
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.
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]
Rashbehari Avenue (known as Main Sewer Road or Ballygunge Avenue till 1929) [1] is one of the most prestigious and important east–west avenues of Kolkata, India.A major portion of this road is often commonly referred to as Gariahat, the prime shopping and aristocratic residential neighbourhood of south Kolkata.
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]
Aurobindo Sarani (formerly Grey Street) is one of the oldest and most congested main roads in north part of Kolkata. Many buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws use the road. It connects Ultadanga with Shobhabazar. West of Gouribari, Ultadanga Main Road (Bidhannagar Road) becomes Aurobindo Sarani.