Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Four- lanes Dhaka-Chittagong highway to be completed by May: Quader

DHAKA: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the much awaited Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane highway project will be completed by May this year.



"The work of the project is going on in full swing and expecting its completion by May," he told the journalists emerging from a coordination meeting on the ministry's development projects at secretariat, said a press release.

The minister said the government has taken an initiative to build 225 kilometer long Dhaka-Chittagong expressway at a cost of about Taka 70,000 crore for ensuring the journey in a short time between the two vital cities in the country.

He said the construction work of 16 big and small bridges have been completed in Sylhet region.

He also said Shahid Sheikh Kamal Bridge and Shahid Sheikh Jamal Bridge will be opened to traffic on February 25.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the bridges, he added.

Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary MAN Siddique and Chief Engineer of Roads and Highways Department Ebne Alam Hasan, among others, were present on the occasion.

Source: BSS
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