The Hatirjheel–Demra Expressway is a 10 km (6.2 mi) regional highway located in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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| Hatirjheel–Demra Expressway | ||||
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| Maintained by Bangladesh Road Transport Authority | ||||
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) | |||
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| North end | Hatirjheel, Dhaka | |||
| South end | Demra, Dhaka | |||
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| Country | Bangladesh | |||
| Major cities | Dhaka | |||
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History
editThe construction of this road stretching from Hatirjheel to Demra was started in 2003. The two-lane road took 12 years to complete at a cost of ৳106.54 crore.[1]
Expansion
editVehicles from Dhaka use the Jatrabari–Kanchpur highway to reach the southern city of Chittagong. To reduce the dependence on this one road, the government planned to convert Hatirjheel–Demra road into an expressway in 2015 through which N1 and N2 can be accessed. The government planned to convert the existing road into a four-lane highway. In 2018, the process of appointing contractors for the widening project of the highway began. But the project got stuck due to legal complications in hiring contractors.[2] It was planned to be implemented in Public Private Partnership in 2020.[3] The following year, the government awarded the project to China Communications Construction Company and China Road and Bridge Corporation.[1] On 9 January 2022, The project was approved in the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council.[4] ৳3,303 crore has been allocated for converting the road into an expressway. The dateline of the project is fixed in 2026. As per the plan, the expressway will pass through the Rampura canal towards Banasree, but the Dhaka North City Corporation raised objections in 2023, saying that if the expressway's pillars were built along the Rampura Canal embankment, the canal's normal flow would be disrupted. However, the Road Transport and Highways Division said that the work will continue through discussions and coordination.[5]
Route
edit- Rampura Bridge
- C Block
- Ideal
- D Block
- Farazi Hospital
- Meradia
- Banasree
- Trimohoni
- Amulia Bazar
- Amulia Model Town
- Mirpara
- Staff Quarter
References
edit- ^ a b Islam, Jahidul (8 February 2021). "চট্টগ্রাম রোড-হাতিরঝিল হাইওয়ে নির্মাণ হবে পিপিপি ভিত্তিতে". The Business Standard (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Sheikh, Rahim (2 January 2022). "৬ বছরেও নির্মাণ কাজ শুরু হয়নি". Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "হাতিরঝিল থেকে চার লেইনের সড়ক যাবে ডেমরায়". Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "হাতিরঝিল-ডেমরা সড়ক চার লেনে উন্নীত করতে চুক্তি". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Rahman, Shamim (9 May 2023). "রামপুরা খাল ঘেঁষে হবে এক্সপ্রেসওয়ের পিলার, পানিপ্রবাহ বাধাগ্রস্ত হওয়ার শঙ্কা". Bonik Barta (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 August 2023.