Karnaphuli Bridge-III opens for traffic tomorrow
Reported by: AKM Moinuddin UNB Staff Writer
Reported on: September 07, 2010 11:56 AM
Reported in: National
Reported on: September 07, 2010 11:56 AM
Reported in: National
Chittagong, Sept 7 (UNB) - The Karnaphuli Bridge-III on river Karnaphuli opens to traffic Wednesday connecting vast areas of southern Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Bandarban with rest of the country, ending miseries of the commuters of the region.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the long awaited bridge, the longest in Chittagong division, on Wednesday morning, sources at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) confirmed.
The new Bridge is likely to play vital role in spurring economic activities in the areas, officials said.
The 950-metre long and 24.47-metre wide Karnaphuli Bridge-III - a long-cherished dream of Chittagonians - was scheduled to be completed by September 2009 with 38 months estimated for the implementation of the project.
The existing dilapidated century-old Kalurghat rail-road Bridge and renovated Shah Amanat Bridge could hardly cope with the unending flow of vehicular traffic to maintain road communications with the southern region of Chittagong division.
The Karnaphuli Bridge-III project was taken in 2000 and then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia laid the foundation of the project on April 19, 2003.
Nearly three years had been spent only for mobilizing funds for the bridge project. Finally, China Major Bridge Company was given the work order on March 2006 for the implementation of the project.
The design of the bridge had been finalized taking into account the geographical uniqueness, particularly the possible impacts like siltation in the Chittagong port channel.
The bridge can neither be called exclusively of concrete pillars or a hanging one, as it has been designed with the help of the reputed experts taking into consideration the possible navigability threat in the port channel as well as danger from natural disasters like cyclone.
Based on modern technology, the seven-pillar cable-strayed bridge is a unique one in the country.
Of the total estimated cost of Tk 590 crore for the project, the Kuwait government had financed Tk 372 crore.
Features of the Bridge: There are four lanes for different types of vehicles. Separate 1.5-meter lanes have been kept for the movement of “manual transports” like rickshaws, pushcarts and vans. There is also a 1.5-meter walkway on each side of the bridge for the pedestrians.
Meanwhile, the bridge has a 0.5 kilometer approach road at the city end and one kilometer approach road at the Patiya end.
There is a toll plaza with six money collection counters, both for the Cox's Bazar-bound and Chittagong-bound vehicles.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the long awaited bridge, the longest in Chittagong division, on Wednesday morning, sources at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) confirmed.
The new Bridge is likely to play vital role in spurring economic activities in the areas, officials said.
The 950-metre long and 24.47-metre wide Karnaphuli Bridge-III - a long-cherished dream of Chittagonians - was scheduled to be completed by September 2009 with 38 months estimated for the implementation of the project.
The existing dilapidated century-old Kalurghat rail-road Bridge and renovated Shah Amanat Bridge could hardly cope with the unending flow of vehicular traffic to maintain road communications with the southern region of Chittagong division.
The Karnaphuli Bridge-III project was taken in 2000 and then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia laid the foundation of the project on April 19, 2003.
Nearly three years had been spent only for mobilizing funds for the bridge project. Finally, China Major Bridge Company was given the work order on March 2006 for the implementation of the project.
The design of the bridge had been finalized taking into account the geographical uniqueness, particularly the possible impacts like siltation in the Chittagong port channel.
The bridge can neither be called exclusively of concrete pillars or a hanging one, as it has been designed with the help of the reputed experts taking into consideration the possible navigability threat in the port channel as well as danger from natural disasters like cyclone.
Based on modern technology, the seven-pillar cable-strayed bridge is a unique one in the country.
Of the total estimated cost of Tk 590 crore for the project, the Kuwait government had financed Tk 372 crore.
Features of the Bridge: There are four lanes for different types of vehicles. Separate 1.5-meter lanes have been kept for the movement of “manual transports” like rickshaws, pushcarts and vans. There is also a 1.5-meter walkway on each side of the bridge for the pedestrians.
Meanwhile, the bridge has a 0.5 kilometer approach road at the city end and one kilometer approach road at the Patiya end.
There is a toll plaza with six money collection counters, both for the Cox's Bazar-bound and Chittagong-bound vehicles.
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