Govt, AAI meet on Calcutta airport flyover

Calcutta: The state government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) met for the first time on Thursday to finalise the alignment of the proposed flyover to the airport.
“The spot from where the flyover would take off would be decided after a joint inspection,” said Sumantra Chowdhury, the additional chief secretary of the transport department, after the meeting at Writers’ Buildings.
Two sets of plans — one drafted by the AAI and another by the transport department — had been gathering dust for five months with officials concerned not meeting and deciding which one to execute.
According to the AAI plan, the flyover would extend 425m, from VIP Road to the airport premises. Another flyover would take off nearby and stretch to the new integrated terminal.
The transport department, on the other hand, had planned a flank of the flyover on Jessore Road.
“The final decision will be taken later. The cost for the Rs 200-crore project will be borne by the AAI,” said A.R. Bardhan, the secretary of the public works department (PWD).
19/03/10 The Telegraph

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Categories: Airports Mar 2010