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KOLKATA: The entire Majerhat bridge, a portion of which collapsed on September 4, will be demolished and a new bridge will be built over the railway tracks, chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Friday. We have requested them to allow a manned level crossing because this is an emergency. The chief secretary has, therefore, suggested demolition of the bridge and immediate reconstruction. They have also suggested a third alignment through an existing level crossing. Cops have been at their wit’s end managing traffic bottlenecks at New Alipore and on Durgapur bridge and Tollygunge bridge since the Majerhat crash, using every available road and alley to deal with the situation.The government has identified two alignments across the tracks, one next to Majerhat bridge and another 500 metres away..