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   Dhaka Ashulia Elevated Expressway
The project includes construction of up to 24km elevated expressway from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Ashulia, 3.77km ramp, 710 meter flyover in Nabinagar intersection, upgradation of the existing 15.28km four-lane Ashulia road and construction of drains including two bridges of 27km. These two Expressway Projects are part of the road network improvements proposed in the Dhaka Strategic Transport Plan. The East West Elevated Expressway project will link Chittagong and the southern parts of Bangladesh to the north and west of the country. Eventually the route will form part of a ring road around Dhaka. Dhaka-Ashulia elevated expressway is expected to improve the communication with the northern part of the country. This includes construction of up to 24km elevated expressway from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Ashulia, 3.77km ramp, 710-meter flyover in Nabinagar intersection, upgradation of the existing 15.28km four-lane Ashulia road and construction of drains including two bridges of 27km.
Dhaka Chittagong 4 Lane Highway
With this extended highway opened, distance between two major cities of Bangladesh has been reduced by at least two hours. A drastic change from two-way single lane highway to one-way highway divided by a huge divider will also prevent head to head collisions which was pretty prevalent in this highway. A smoother connection to port city from capital will also help Bangladesh to improve its economy by a huge margin.
Dhaka Chittagong Elevated Expressway
The government has decided to build a 225-km-long elevated expressway between Dhaka and Chittagong at a cost of Tk700 billion (Tk70,000 crore). Once completed, people can travel to Chittagong from Dhaka at over 100 Km/h speed on average and can reach destination within 2 hours. Journey will be completely uninterrupted. No need to bother about pedestrians or illegally parked vehicles. Due to the elevation, goods can be transported through freight trains from 10pm to 5am through the elevated expressway as there will be no passengers' flow at that time.
Dhaka Chittagong Express Railway
This ambitious high speed rail link will reduce further travel time between Dhaka and Chittagong. 200Km+ high speed rail will lessen the dependency on road vehicles. The trains will not have to wait for other trains to pass by as the link between two cities will be completely dedicated.
Dhaka Cox’s Bazar Railway Link
Currently there are no way to travel by train to the tourist city of Bangladesh. But this project will establish direct rail connectivity to the tourist city with capital. People will be able to go to enjoy sun set in Cox’s Bazar and return to capital on the same day. The project will be implemented at a cost of Tk1.8 billion, of which the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is likely to provide Tk1.2 billion assistance. Construction set to begin in August 2017 and completed by 2022.
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