Construction work
of the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway will begin in upcoming December 2019
and will be completed in June 2022. The whole project will cost around BD Taka
17,000 Crore. This will be a 24 km long elevated expressway from the Uttara Airport
– Abdullahpur – Dhour – Ashulia – Zirabo - Baipail - Dhaka EPZ. The down road
of the expressway will be upgraded into four lanes including service lane.
The contract
was signed last month for design consultancy, reviews and construction
oversight between the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) and the famous consultancy
firm of Spain named Tecnica Y Proyectos S.A. (TYPSA) and the Bangladeshi company DOHWA and DDC. The project will be
implemented by the government of Bangladesh and China on a G2G (Government to
Government) basis.
Commercial
contract has already been signed for this mega project. Soon there will be a
loan agreement. Information has been provided by the bridge department related to
the project. Initiatives were taken to construct the expressway at the
beginning of the last term of the present government. But as a big project due
to some complexities, it was temporarily halted.
Finally, the
project was approved by Executive Committee of the National Economic Council
(ECNEC) in the last tenure of the government. In order to minimize the traffic
congestion in and around north side of Dhaka city, the Government of Bangladesh
intends to construct the 24 km long of Dhaka – Ashulia Elevated Expressway.
Initially the
original plan of the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated expressway depicted to be 42km long
connecting Dhaka airport with Savar National Martyr’s Memorial via Abdullahpur,
Ashulia, Dhaka EPZ and Chandra. But later, the government decided to reduce the
length to 24km,
Dhaka-Ashulia
Elevated expressway Project at a Glance:
- The route of the Elevated Expressway is Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport – Uttara Abdullahpur – Turag Dhour - Bara Ashulia – Zirabo – Baipail - Dhaka EPZ.
- It will be an extension of the 26-kilometer Dhaka elevated expressway linking the airport to the Dhaka-Chittagong highway near Shanir Akhra.
- Total ramp will be around 10.8 km and road will be 14.28 km.
- One Flyover in Nabinagar area will be constructed which will be approximately 2.00 km long.
- Total length of all the bridges in this expressway will be around 2.70 km.
- There will be 8 km drainage system on both sides of the road
- There will be 3 kilometer long four Lane Bridge instead of the existing Ashulia dam to protect the circular waterways that surround the Dhaka metropolis which will protect the natural environment of the area.
- The road below the expressway will be upgraded to 4 lanes including service lane.
The Government
of Bangladesh and China will implement this mega project as a G2G basis. From
the total BD Taka 17,000 crore costing, China will provide around BDT 11,000
crore and our Government will arrange the rest BDT 6,000 crore.
After
completion of this project, this will be the longest elevated expressway in
Bangladesh. Implementation of this project will facilitate communication
between the industrial area of the region and the EPZ with the capital city Dhaka.
It will improve north-south connectivity and will link important industrial, commercial
and business centers. This expressway will reduce travel times and provide
travel comfort and convenience to people living in and around Dhaka City.
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