Despite the need for this vital transportation link around the City of Kolkata, it took PPP project delivery using the BOT approach and innovative financing to advance the project in a timely manner. This included leveraging scare public funding dedicated to the project by the State by using foreign debt and equity financing to construct the project, to be repaid by tolls collected from patrons of the bridge. The project also benefited financially through the use of value capture from nearby economic development that will benefit from the improved accessibility expected to result from the additional mobility and capacity provided by the bridge once completed and operational.