VIP Road (officially Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue) is a major thoroughfare connecting the city of Kolkata with Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. Located in the North-Eastern outskirts of the city, it was built in 1962 to provide speedy connection with the city and its sole airport. VIP Road is part of State Highway 3. To reduce traffic jams especially in the crossings of Kestopur and Baguiati, a flyover is constructed over the stretch between Dum Dum Park and Raghunathpur, which opened in March 2015. Another flyover connecting VIP Road with EM Bypass was opened in 2011, reducing traffic bottlenecks at Ultadanga crossing. This road is renamed after Kazi Nazrul Islam, a famous Bengali poet from India.

Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue
Native nameকাজী নজরুল ইসলাম সরণি (Bengali)
Former name(s)VIP Road
Maintained byBidhannagar Municipal Corporation, South Dumdum Municipality and Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Length8.1 km (5.0 mi)
LocationGreater Kolkata (North 24 Parganas district and Kolkata district), India
Nearest Kolkata Metro stationBiman Bandar(under construction), VIP Road(under construction)
north endNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Gate no. 1
south endUltadanga
Construction
Completion1962

Description

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VIP Road
 
 
 
Jessore Road
 
 
 
 
slip lane to Jessore Road
 
 
 
 
toward Airport      
 
 
 
toward Biman bandar   (out of use)
 
 
Kolkata Airport Road  
 
 
 
 
slip lane to Kolkata Airport  
 
 
 
 
 
Kaikhali Main Road
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
tunnel toward Airport
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Service Road
 
 
 
 
 
Tegharia (Haldiram)    
VIP Road    
 
 
 
 
 
Kaikhali Bus Stand  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haldiram Crossing
toward Biswa Bangla Sarani
 
 
 
 
 
Haldiram flyover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Raghunathpur  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Keshtopur-Baguiati flyover end
 
 
 
 
Rajarhat Road
 
 
 
 
Baguiati  
 
 
 
 
 
Baguiati Main Road
 
 
 
 
 
Narayantala E/W Road
 
 
 
 
Bagjola Canal
 
 
 
 
Prafulla Kanan Road
 
 
 
 
Dum Dum Park  
 
 
 
 
 
Keshtopur-Baguiati flyover start
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12C/2 Bus Stand
 
 
 
Bagur Avenue
 
 
VIP Service Road
 
 
 
Lake Town
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ultadanga flyover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dakshindari
 
 
slip lane to Saltlake
 
 
 
Keshtopur Canal
 
 
 
Canal Circular Road
 
Ultadanga Crossing
 
 
Ultadanga Main Road
 
CIT Road

Landmarks

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Big Ben Replica, Lake Town

Legacy

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VIP Road was renamed after the great revolutionary Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

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Feluda (aka Pradosh Chandra Mitter) and his friend Jatayu (aka Lal Mohon Ganguly) and Felu's cousin Topshe (aka Tapesh Ranjan Mitter) are seen in a taxi driving down VIP Road towards Dum Dum Airport in a taxi in the movie Bombaiyer Bombete.[citation needed]

Alternate route

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Another bypass route (Biswa Bangla Sarani) to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport via New Town is created, which connects Haldirams on VIP Road to Chingrighata on EM Bypass, passing through Salt Lake and New Town.

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Panorama of the flyover above VIP Road in the crossing of Baguiati. The right end of the flyover leads to Dum Dum Park, Bangur Avenue, Lake Town, Ultadanga and the left end leads to Raghunathpur, Teghoria, Kaikhali, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

References

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