Right this moment, the Dhaka Elevated Expressway will likely be partially opened, which is anticipated to assist with the site visitors issues within the capital. The 11.5-kilometer airport-farmgate part of the 19.73-kilometer expressway will likely be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina within the afternoon. That is the primary expressway of its variety within the nation.
Beginning tomorrow, it’ll solely take about 10 minutes for vehicles to get from the airport to Farmgate. That is 50 minutes quicker than earlier than. The expressway was supposed to assist with site visitors within the metropolis over 10 years in the past, and now it is lastly opening partially.
That is the primary transportation venture performed with overseas funding by means of a public-private partnership (PPP). The expressway will likely be open for autos subsequent 12 months. Bridges Division Secretary Monjur Hossain mentioned they’re prepared for the opening ceremony with the prime minister.
The Prime Minister’s automotive will go on the expressway from the north finish close to the airport and pay the toll on the toll plaza. She is going to go away the expressway within the Tejgaon area to affix a rally on the outdated commerce fare floor in Agargaon at 4:00 p.m. Monjur, who’s the chief director of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority, mentioned that the premier will open the expressway there.
The expressway has been adorned with indicators and flags by the authorities. However they may take them down earlier than the street opens at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. The venture crew has constructed a management middle in Kuril to assist site visitors move easily. China Shandong Worldwide Financial and Technical Company, one of many three non-public companions of the PPP venture, will run the management middle.
The street from the airport to Farmgate by means of Kuril, Banani, Mohakhali, and Tejgaon will likely be one other approach to get to and from the airport. This street has 15 ramps to assist vehicles keep away from site visitors and busy roads. 13 of the ramps will likely be open tomorrow.
Elevated Expressways: Reworking Dhaka’s Transportation Panorama
The expressway isn’t allowed for three-wheelers and bikes. Different autos can drive on it, however solely as much as 60 kilometers per hour at first. The Dhaka Elevated Expressway is being constructed to assist with site visitors within the metropolis.
They’re constructing a 20-kilometer street known as the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway. It should join the Dhaka EPZ and Kawla. At Kawla, it’ll be part of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, which is able to connect with the Dhaka-Chattogram Expressway at Kutubkhali. Individuals should look forward to each expressways to open to get the complete profit.
When the 2 new roads are open, folks from the north, west, and southwest of the country can keep away from site visitors within the capital by going by means of Dhaka. Large autos like vehicles may also use the brand new roads. The Ashulia Elevated Expressway needs to be accomplished by June 2026.
Lastly, there’s a partial opening.
In January 2011, the BBA made a cope with the Italian-Thai Improvement Public Firm to construct the Dhaka Elevated Expressway for Tk 8,703 crore. The settlement was modified in December 2013, and the associated fee turned Tk 8,940 crore. The federal government can pay Tk 2,413 crore (27 p.c), and the non-public companion can pay the remaining. Additionally, the federal government will spend Tk 4917.57 crore to purchase land, transfer folks, and relocate utility traces. This implies the entire venture will price Tk 13,857.57 crore.
The plan did not work many occasions as a result of Italian-Thai could not deal with cash and there have been points with getting land, in response to officers who labored on it. The disaster with the fund was fastened when Italian-Thai gave 49% of its share to 2 Chinese language firms, China Shandong Worldwide Financial and Technical Company Group (34%) and Sino Hydro Company Ltd (15%) in 2020.
