PM Hasina to inaugurate Dhaka Elevated Expressway Saturday

The Dhaka Elevated Expressway – one of the mega infrastructure projects under the current government – is set to be partially opened to commuters on Saturday.

The much-awaited Dhaka Elevated Expressway – one of the mega infrastructure projects under the current government – is set to be partially opened to commuters on Saturday. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Kawla-Farmgate section of the expressway, said Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.

Once opened, it will take 10 minutes for a vehicle with a speed upto 60km per hour to reach Farmgate from Kawla.

About 80,000 vehicles will be able to pass through the Dhaka Elevated Expressway every day, project officials say.

The expressway is expected to ease Dhaka’s traffic congestion and commuting costs by reducing travel times to a great extent.

When fully completed the Dhaka Elevated Expressway will run from the capital’s Kawla to Kutubkhali area of Dhaka-Chattogram highway via Kuril-Banani-Mohakhali-Tejgaon-Moghbazar-Kamalapur-Sayedabad-Jatrabari, according to Obaidul Quader.

From September 2, commuters will be able to use the 11.5-km section of the expressway from Kawla to Farmgate.

The minister said vehicles plying on Dhaka Elevated Expressway will have to pay tolls. Tolls will be collected in four categories.

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