Overview

• Kolkata Police confirmed a full shutdown of Vidyasagar Setu on August 24 from 5:00 am to 9:00 pm for maintenance.
• HRBC will lift and place steel portal beams, replace stay and holding-down cables, and rehabilitate bearings, including work near the Santragachi Bus Terminus on Kona Expressway.
• Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma issued an order restricting all vehicles from the bridge during the 16-hour window.
• Diversions include routes via St. George’s Gate Road–Strand Road–Howrah Bridge, with specific reroutes from AJC Bose Road, KP Road via 11 Furlong Gate, and CGR Road via Hastings Crossing.
• Authorities warned of heavy congestion and urged commuters to plan travel, use alternate routes or public transport, with further regulation on arterial roads as needed.