PM Inaugurates Dhaka Elevated Expressway

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Dhaka Elevated Expressway today, (Saturday, September 2nd), at 3 PM. The inauguration took place at the Expressway's Airport-Farmgate section.

The inauguration of the Elevated Expressway is marked by a grand gathering at the historic grounds of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. 

Sheikh Hasina paid a toll at the Kawla point of the expressway in Khilkhet and became the first person to officially use the road after the inauguration.

She joined the inauguration ceremony with her younger sister, Sheikh Rehana, and they were both welcomed with flower bouquets by Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. 

The airport-Farmgate section will be opened to traffic at 6 a.m. on Sunday.

The 'Support to Elevated Expressway' project, along with others, has incurred a total cost of BDT 13,857 crore for the construction of the elevated mega highway. The Elevated Expressway, stretching 19.73 kilometers long, will run from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, passing over the rail lines, and through Banani, Mohakhali, Tejgaon, Moghbazar, Malibagh, and Kamalapur, ultimately reaching Kutubkhali on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It includes a total of 31 ramps covering a distance of 27 kilometers for vehicle access.

The Airport-Farmgate section of the Elevated Expressway is approximately 11 kilometers long, with 13 out of 15 ramps in this section already open, spanning a distance of 11 kilometers