The Bengal government is paving the road for smooth investment traffic. With a view to improve connectivity in and around Calcutta — which is a prerequisite to draw investment to the state — a board has been formed for drawing a comprehensive road development policy. Led by commerce and industry minister Nirupam Sen, the Road Advisory Board will take up the planning and co-ordination of all future road and expressway projects and also road maintenance. Forming the board became imperative after a slew of road and expressway projects in the city and the outskirts were cleared recently. Ministers of the public works department, transport and urban development will be members of the board as also officials from the department of municipal affairs. “New projects will be taken up according to the government’s overall priority and finances will also be worked out accordingly,” PWD minister Amar Chowdhury said today.