CHATTOGRAM, Jan 5, 2020 (BSS)- The long-awaited Dhaka Trunk (DT) road-Baizid connecting road is expected to resume traffic movement by May this year.
Project Director of the DT-Baizid road Engineer Rajib Das told BSS that the construction works of this Connecting Road (CR) from Fouzderhat to Baizid point passing through hill based land began in 1997, which will be open after 22 years.
The estimated cost of the CR was Tk. 40 crores but the project was stopped on midway due to land complications. Now the project cost has reached up to Tk. 320 crore, CDA sources said.
The Construction works was completed in two phases after formulating newly amended project for the connecting road in 2016 and it is expected that the total works will be completed by May this year.
He further said the traffic movement will take place by the first week of May this year.
Mohammad Shahidullah, Deputy Commissioner (Traffic), north of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) told BSS that opening of DT-Baizid road is a good news for the transport sector and the traffic congestion on GEC and Solashahar points will be eased at maximum extents.
CMP official also said heavy transports will easily reach to Baizid Industrial areas from Fouzderhat through this new road without any congestions on DT road.
On the other hand heavy transports and covered van for Kalurghat industrial estate will ply directly from Fouzderhat through this connecting road which will ease the traffic congestions within the city’s major roads.
This four kilometers long hill based road has been implemented at a cost of Tk. 320 croes, the PD said. Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) implemented this road duly amended the core project in 2016.
Mentionable that Asian University for Women is situated in the areas of Baizid thana and hence the original infrastructure of the road was changed with amendment due to location of the Asian University for Women.
Deputy project director Nirmol Das told BSS that the two lane road was turned into four lanes after amendment of the project in 2016.
He said no major work except one bridge is pending and hoped that the bridge works will be completed by the end of April-May this year.
The Deputy Project Director further told that Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachari and Cox’s Bazar bound trucks on way from Dhaka will go through this connecting road from Fouzderhat point without entering the city’s congested roads.