Main Road, Cox's Bazar

R180
R180
Main Road
Route information
	Maintained by Bangladesh Road Transport Authority
Length	6.105 km (3.793 mi)
Major junctions
East end	Central Bus Terminal, Cox's Bazar District
West end	Zero Point, Cox's Bazar
Location
Country	Bangladesh
Major cities	Cox's Bazar
Highway system
	Roads in Bangladesh;

The Main Road is a 6.105 km (3.793 mi)^[1] regional highway located in the district of Cox's Bazar, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.

Background

The length of the main road is 6.105 km (3.793 mi).^[1] It extends from the central bus terminal to Hashemiya Madrasa.^[2] This road was previously under the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. Later it was handed over to the Cox's Bazar Development Authority (CDA) which is now responsible for its maintenance.^[3]

Expansion

In 2019, a project proposed by CDA to convert the road to four lanes was finalised by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council. The budget for the widening of the road was fixed at around ৳294.15 crore.^[4] On 18 October 2020, the renovation and widening of the highway began.^[2] The deadline for the project was set at 2023, but the authorities wanted to complete it by 2022.^[5]

Route

Link Road
BGB Camp
16 ECB Ground
Rumalia
Zero point

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "RHD Total Road List_22-07-2020.pdf" (PDF). Roads and Highways Department, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
^ ^a ^b "কক্সবাজার শহরের প্রধান সড়কের উন্নয়ন কাজ শুরু". Dbcnews.tv (in Bengali). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ Barua, Sunil (9 January 2020). "কক্সবাজারে রাস্তাঘাটের বেহাল দশা, প্রভাব পড়ছে পর্যটনে". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ Alamgir, Sayeed (21 July 2019). "চার লেনে উন্নীত হচ্ছে কক্সবাজারের প্রধান সড়ক". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ Rahman, Sakibur (12 October 2021). "পাঁচ মিনিটের রাস্তা যেতে লাগে ৪০ মিনিট". Newsbangla24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[RHD_Total_Road_List_22-07-2020.pdf-1] "RHD Total Road List_22-07-2020.pdf" (PDF). Roads and Highways Department, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

[dbc-2] "কক্সবাজার শহরের প্রধান সড়কের উন্নয়ন কাজ শুরু". Dbcnews.tv (in Bengali). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[3] Barua, Sunil (9 January 2020). "কক্সবাজারে রাস্তাঘাটের বেহাল দশা, প্রভাব পড়ছে পর্যটনে". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[4] Alamgir, Sayeed (21 July 2019). "চার লেনে উন্নীত হচ্ছে কক্সবাজারের প্রধান সড়ক". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[5] Rahman, Sakibur (12 October 2021). "পাঁচ মিনিটের রাস্তা যেতে লাগে ৪০ মিনিট". Newsbangla24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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