Construction work on the Dhaka Bypass Expressway stretching from Joydevpur to Madanpur is progressing fast and it is expected to open in July next year.
Over 65 per cent work on the 48 km-long expressway, which aims to ensure uninterrupted travel bypassing the capital, has already been completed.
This was disclosed at a programme on Media Public Day orgnanised by Sichuan Road and Bridge (Group) Co Ltd. (SRBG) at Club Resort and Convention Hall in Gazipur.
The expressway is being constructed under the first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project of the Department of Roads and Highways (SOAZ).
A consortium of SRBG, Shamim Enterprises Limited (SEL) and UDC Construction Limited (UDC) is implementing the project involving Tk 35 billion with Asian Development Bank (ADB) acting as the financial consultant.
The Joydevpur-Devgram-Bhulta-Madanpur Road (Dhaka Bypass) PPP project is converting two-lane road into a four-lane expressway with additional service lanes on both sides.
After completion, buses, trucks and other vehicles will travel between northern and western regions to southern and eastern
regions without entering Dhaka. However, vehicles have to pay toll for use the expressway.
Xao Zhiming, CEO of Dhaka Bypass Expressway Development Company Limited (DBEDC), highlighted the project's importance. It will provide safer, more comfortable and convenient travel, improve Dhaka's traffic network, alleviate congestion, and promote local economic development.
The project is listed as a practical cooperation project under the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, exemplifying strong China-Bangladesh collaboration. SRBG adheres to the "Five Ones" principle, aiming to set benchmarks for Belt and Road projects in Bangladesh.
SRBG is committed to sustainable development, demonstrated by their community welfare activities, including donating a multimedia classroom to Golakandail Nilvita (Middle) Government Primary School and supporting the Government Child Family (Girl) Rupganj Narayanganj.
Yang Jianshi, Vice President of the Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh, laid emphasis on extensive cooperation between China and Bangladesh under the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Bangladesh-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor.
Wu Qiudong, Vice president of Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh (CEAB), Md Shafiqul Islam Akand COO of Dhaka Bypass Expressway Development Company Limited, its General Managers Xi Bo and Yang Xu, among others, were present.
