The stretch between the Park Street-AJC Bose Road crossing and the Park Circus seven-point crossing has been turned into a two-way corridor for autos and buses from 7am to 1pm, the Calcutta police commissioner notified on Tuesday.
The order will be implemented once the Covid restriction on the movement of public vehicles is withdrawn, police said.
Till now the stretch used to follow the traffic system like Park Street and allowed city-bound (east to west) traffic between 7am and 1pm and EM Bypass-bound (west to east) vehicles from 1pm till 10pm.
There are no traffic flow restrictions post-10pm.
On Tuesday, the stretch was notified as a two-way corridor between 7am and 1pm for autos and buses. It will remain reserved for Bypass-bound vehicles from 1pm to 10pm.
Several other roads have been turned into one-way corridors across the city, the police said.
The list is available in the “traffic restrictions” section of the Calcutta traffic police website: kolkatatrafficpolice.gov.in.