Previous revisions predominantly sought funds for additional land acquisition to incorporate slow-moving lanes and more structures, as work on the project advanced.
The 70km stretch is instrumental to Dhaka’s road networks with the northern region and its upgradation will ensure better connectivity.
The Roads and Highways Division (RHD) has been implementing this project, titled “SASEC Road Connectivity Project: Improvement of Joydevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga Road to a 4-lane Highway”, since 2013.
It is RHD’s one of eight “mega projects” now under implementation.
A government report cites a lack of advanced planning in the development project proposal (DPP) for the 70km road. Had it been better planned in advance, the cost of land acquisition in particular and other structural and time-bound expenses would have been much less.
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