# Beleghata metro foot over bridge work begins on EM Bypass 2026-10-03T20:26:17+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Construction of a foot over bridge at Beleghata metro station has started on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. Police sources said the bridge could be ready before the Orange Line metro services are extended to Sector V, likely by Christmas 2026. Metro Railway general manager Prem Sagar Gupta had earlier said services to Sector V would be operational by 31 December 2026. The steel bridge structure is already at the site. Two piers on either side of EM Bypass are ready, and a third pier in the middle of the road is under construction. Traffic police said the bridge will let passengers access the station from the service road on the western side, avoiding a longer walk to Metropolitan crossing or Mathpukur. Central government sources said the entire structure may take about a month once the middle pier is complete. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The foot over bridge addresses a mismatch between the station's current underuse and the expected jump in footfall once Orange Line reaches Sector V. Without it, passengers would have to cross a major highway at distant intersections, which may have deterred ridership. The completion timeline is tied to the Sector V extension deadline of 31 December 2026, making the pier work on the median the critical path. Whether the bridge is finished before the extension opens will determine if the new service immediately delivers on its access promise. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Straightforward construction update with sourced quotes, no framing bias This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Beleghata metro station, EM Bypass, Orange Line, Prem Sagar Gupta Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/beleghata-metro-foot-over-bridge-work-begins-on-em-bypass/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/beleghata-metro-foot-over-bridge-work-begins-on-em-bypass/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/