The highway is like a clap of torn paper, angry: Obaidul Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader expressed his anger over the poor condition of roads and highways across the country and said that four lanes have to be renovated after two years, what is the benefit of this four lane Dhaka-Chittagong highway has to be renovated after two years. For this, a separate project has to be taken. Nabinagar-Chandra four-lane road is torn apart like a torn cloth, what will happen with this four-lane road?
He said this at the signing ceremony of SASEC Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Development Project at a hotel in the capital on Wednesday (February 8).
The bridge minister got angry and said that there should be 28 load control stations. But no one knows when it will happen. We cannot protect the roads. After a few days, the road is damaged. Do whatever is necessary to protect the road. 28 axle load control stations are to be set up.
Obaidul Quader said that the Dhaka-Sylhet highway should have been four-lane from the beginning. Why are there two lanes? These mistakes should not be made in taking the project. No more new projects, ongoing projects should be completed while maintaining quality. If you want to build a smart Bangladesh, you need to make smart roads.
He said, Dhaka-Sylhet four lane road will cost about 17 thousand crores. Out of this, ADB is lending 13 thousand 200 crores. ADB and the government are working together. Good contractor got this job, hope to finish on time.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Road Transport and Bridges Ministry President Roshan Ara Mannan, Civil Aviation and Tourism State Minister Mahbub Ali, Road Transport and Highways Department Secretary ABM Amin Ullah Noori Mahbubar Ali, ADB Country Director Edmon Jinting, SASEC Dhaka were present at this time. - Sylhet Corridor Road Development Project Project Director AKM Fazlul Karim along with senior officials of the Ministry.
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