Archive · 3 Aug 2026
New Town Flyover Cost Surges to ₹1,218 Crore
A new flyover in Kolkata is being built to help traffic move faster between the EM Bypass and the IT area in Salt Lake.
A railways company called Rites checked how much it would cost and said it would be ₹1,218 crore, more than the ₹900 crore the state had planned.
Rites only looked at the money, not the design details.
The project will be 5.99 km long, have four lanes, and will need the state’s finance approval before bids can be invited.
Once approved, the construction company KMDA will start the bidding process.
Rites estimates New Town-Metropolitan flyover cost at ₹1,218 crore, exceeding the ₹900 crore budget.
Original KMDA estimate used older rates; Rites recalculated using latest schedule of rates.
Rites only vetted cost, not design details such as piers or specifications.
Project requires state finance approval before KMDA can issue tender; bids to follow.
Flyover will be 5.99 km long, four lanes, easing congestion between EM Bypass and Salt Lake IT hub.
- Who
- Rites, senior railways official, PWD engineer
- What
- Cost estimate for the New Town-Metropolitan flyover
- When
- Report submitted a week ago; original budget set in June
- Where
- Kolkata, linking EM Bypass to Salt Lake Sector V
- Why
- To ease congestion and support the IT hub; cost overrun due to updated rates
- Project
- New Town-Metropolitan flyover
- Estimated cost
- ₹1,218 crore
- Original budget
- ₹900 crore
- Length
- 5.99 km
- Lanes
- 4