There will be no traffic jam on highways: Quader
The journey of the holidaymakers in the up coming Eid will be comfortable compare to any previous period, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday. There will be no traffic jam on highways. This time our preparations are better than before. The condition of highways is good. So people will be able to go back to their homes smoothly. he told reporters while visiting Dhaka-Tangail highway at Cherag Ali Market in Tongi. The minister said alternate arrangement has taken to avoid traffic jam on the Joydebpur-Elenga highway.
The highways will be freed from illegal occupants and garbage ahead of the Eid. This is a continuous process, and drive against illegal structures will continue even after the Eid, he added.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the physical construction work of the countrys first ever Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on June 26, the minister said.
A total of six flyover bridges will be constructed from Joydebpur to Uttara. The Tongi bridge will be 10-lane. Besides, 4km-long elevated expressway would be constructed from Tongi to Uttara, Obaidul Quader added.
Among others, superintendent engineer of Dhaka zone Sabuj Uddin Khan, Gazipur police super Harun-or-Rashid and other high officials were present, among others, during the visit.
