Purbachal Expressway

Purbachal Expressway is a 12.5-kilometre-long (7.8 mi), eight-lane-wide avenue expressway in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] This expressway connects Purbachal to eastern Dhaka.

Purbachal Expressway
300 feet road
Purbachal link road
Native nameপূর্বাচল এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে (Bengali)
TypeAvenue
Length12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Width235 feet
LocationPurbachal, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23.8372348°N 90.4824096°E / 23.8372348; 90.4824096
EastKanchan Bridge
WestKuril Flyover
Other
StatusActive

History

In 2005, a proposal involving development for project of Purbachal was passed. In that proposal an eight-lane expressway was mentioned. But RAJUK started the expressway project with a four-lane road in 2013 because of fund shortage. RAJUK built the link road with Tk 300 crore. In 2015 Detailed Area Plan passed by ECNEC. In the new plan a road with 100-foot canal on the both side of road was added. For this road project a budget of Tk 5,287 crore was mentioned. After completing the existing project,[2] To expanding the road into 8-lane expressway, government had to reshaped the project in November 2018. The budget for the project was revised to Tk 10,330 crore.[3] For the revision and canal the 300 feet road will be built as 235 feet.[4] It has been decided to reconstruct the expressway by Bangladesh Army instead of RAJUK.[5]

Specifications

Under the project, canals, walkways, Iulups, multiple bridges for crossing the canal, multiple foot overbridges for expressway crossing, sluice gates, water bus stops and sewer lines are being constructed for the expressway.[6]

Connectivity

An expressway under construction named Dhaka Bypass Expressway will connect Gazipur and Narayanganj district through Purbachal Expressway.[7] Seven stations of MRT Line 1 will be built on the expressway.[8]

References
  1. Asif Mahmud Ove (19 January 2022). "Work on the Purbachal Expressway continues". bdnews24.com.
  2. "Purbachal: An extension of chaotic Dhaka?". The Daily Star. 9 June 2021.
  3. Mehedi Al Amin (22 February 2021). "Purbachal road: Planners' myopia and our sufferings". The Business Standard.
  4. Dutta, Arup. "Purbachal 300 feet road losing its character". Prothom Alo.
  5. "Purbachal Link Road: Service roads not complete in 13 years". Daily Sun. 19 November 2017.
  6. Islam, Nurul (25 July 2018). "নামেই ৩০০ ফুট". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali).
  7. Mamun, Shohel (26 December 2019). "Construction work of Dhaka Bypass begins on Thursday". Dhaka Tribune.
  8. "কাজ শেষ হওয়ার পর আবার কাটতে হবে পূর্বাচলের এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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