Kona E-way curbs on goods vehicles
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The curbs will be in place till work is completed two years from now.
Howrah CP Praveen Tripathi indicated that once the work on the ground at both ends of flyover is over, cops will again approach NHAI for truck movement nod.
For now, no Kolkata-bound goods vehicles will be allowed on Kona Expressway from Nibra between 6 am and 11 pm. No truck will be allowed entry and exit from the port between noon and 4 pm. The port is shifting a chunk of operations to railways, said KP commissioner Manoj Verma. Port chairman Rathendra Raman said in case a road is closed, Kolkata-Haldia rail link, or the freight corridor at Dankuni may be used for cargo movement.
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