Bangladesh
Flyover Another 4.5 km flyover is opening on the Gazipur-Airport route before Eid
Dhaka, June 14: The construction of 20 km BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) line on Gazipur-Tongi-Uttara-Airport corridor is in final stage. In the meantime, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has inaugurated a part of the flyover project from Uttara House Building to Tongi Station.
The other part of the project, the four-and-a-half kilometer elevated flyover from House Building to Cheragh Ali, will also be opened before Eid-ul-Azha. The minister has given instructions to start traffic on both sides of the airport flyover ahead of Eid. Accordingly, the work is going on vigorously. Before Eid, both sides of the airport road and Jasimuddin road-adjacent route will also be opened. It will end the long suffering, travel will return relief.
It is known that the BRT line is being constructed in the Gazipur-Tongi-Uttara-Airport corridor to build a comfortable, cost-effective, environment-friendly, modern, sustainable and safe urban transport system. Four and a half kilometer elevated flyover and bridge from House Building to Cheraghali. Of this, three and a half kilometers are six-lane roads. One kilometer two lane road. Six elevated stations and a 10 lane bridge bridge are being constructed.
50 articulated buses will be purchased through international tender for this route. These vehicles will sometimes move on the ground and sometimes on elevated roads. If this rapid transit line starts, Durbhog's Dhaka-Gazipur road can be crossed in just 40 minutes. Buses will meet on this route every one and a half to three minutes.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister has directed to open some parts of BRT lanes before Eid. The project stakeholders are working day and night in light of the instructions. Hopefully, it will be possible to open both sides of Jasimuddin Road and Airport Road in Uttara soon. Besides, four and a half kilometer elevated flyover will also be opened. Before Eid, there will be no difficulty in moving on this road. Tongi is easily accessible from the airport.
