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Epoch-making change in Rajshahi city’s road network in offing
RAJSHAHI, Aug 22, 2020 (BSS)- An epoch-making change in development of
Rajshahi city’s road network is likely to happen within the next couple of
months as the city corporation has been elevating its four major roads into
four lanes simultaneously.
Besides, some more road development projects are being implemented at
present with direct surveillance by Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton who is
determined to ensure both speed and quality of the infrastructural
development works, officials said.
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has been implementing five road
development projects involving around Taka 702.82 crore aiming at ensuring a
comfortable road communication network in the city.
Population density has gradually been increasing in the metropolis with the
influx of huge city-bound people and multiplication of high rise buildings.
Taking the issues into special consideration, the city corporation has taken
steps to reshuffle the city’s road system.
“We’ve adopted time-fitting measures of widening all the narrow roads
besides transforming the existing curved roads into longitudinal with
decorative looks in phases,” Mayor Liton said, adding that public sufferings
due to the road related problems will be mitigated.
He said the projects are being implemented to attain the cherished goal of
developing a sustainable citizen-friendly living atmosphere after installing
the scopes of quality physical infrastructural facilities of roads.
A four-lane east-west connecting road from the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway to
Mohanpur Rajshahi-Natore highway is being constructed with the main thrust of
building a strong and effective communication system.
Construction of a two-lane 327.5-meter flyover with ram on the railway
track is one of the major components of the 6.793-killometer road
construction project which is being implemented at a cost of around Taka
182.68 crore.
completion of the project works by this year end, the road will create
scopes of improving socio-economic condition of the public in general side by
side with reducing urban poverty, installing an easy communication system
between the Rajshahi city and national and regional connectivity.
Another existing road from Kalpana Cinema Hall crossing to Talaimary
crossing is being elevated to four-lane with 2.20-meter wide footpath on both
sides at a cost of around Taka 127.5 crore.
Two other roads, one from Upashahar crossing to Sonadighi crossing and
other from Malopara crossing to Sagarpara crossing, are being widened. Main
objective of Taka 108.27-crore project is to smooth movement of city
dwellers.
The existing Bilsimla-Kasiadanga road is being elevated to a four-lane with
separate 7.8-feet wide bicycle-lane and 10-feet wide footpath on both sides
of the road along with a four-foot wide road divider at a cost of Taka 26.75
crore.
Besides, footpath constructions with decoration, widening and development
works of the city’s important road from Sonadighi crossing to Sadar Hospital
crossing were started under Taka 49.87-crore project of carpeting works of
the affected roads.
Apart from this, the city corporation has installed 16 high mast poles
with lighting system at 15 important street crossings at a cost of around
Taka 7.5 crore aimed at ensuring security and unhindered movement in
nighttime of the city dwellers.
Chief Engineer Khandaker Khairul Bashar said the high altitude flood
lights were installed in the city areas to make the city more bright and
attractive at night.
Each lighting tower is 56 feet in height holding 20 LED lights which light
brightly at least a half kilometre of surrounding areas. There is no need for
smaller poles with bulbs in most of the front areas of the city for the
installation of these lighting towers.
Modern street lighting structure will also be added to the improved four-
lane road from Bilsimla crossing to Kasiadanga crossing with an estimated
cost of around Taka 5.5 crore that will enlighten the nighttime city.
RCC has also planned for improving the modern lighting system on both
sides of the east-waste connecting road from Alif Lam Meem Bhata crossing to
Choddapaya at a cost of around Taka 4.5 crore.
“We’re going to add street lighting on both sides of the widened roads from
Upashahar crossing to Sonadighi crossing and from Malopara to Sagarpara
crossing at a cost of around Taka 2.5 crore,” Engineer Khairul Bashar added.
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