Overbridge
Different measures have been proposed for reducing traffic congestion at Asad Avenue of Mohammadpur,Dhaka by different organizations including Dhaka Metropolitan Police. But one point is missing from those proposed measures. That missing point is that Mohamamdpur has become an educational town. There are many schools, colleges, and universities in and around Mohammadpur.
Just to mention a few are Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School, SFX Greenhearld International School, Mohammadpur Preparatory Higher Secondary School, Lalmatia Women's College, Bangladesh University, People's University of Bangladesh, Northern University of Bangladesh and so on.
Moreover, there are quite a few number of institutions on both sides of the Asad Avenue for which many students and their parents have to cross Asad avenue every day.
This road-crossing by a huge number of people, especially when schools sit and give over, creates intolerable traffic congestion resulting in blockage of the whole Asad Avenue, Iqbal Road, Sir Syed Road, Noorjahan Road, Salimullah Road and other connected lanes and by lanes of Mohammadpur. In this circumstance, I believe, erecting a pedestrian overpass over Asad Avenue is imperative. If it is done, a lot of people will cross Asad Avenue through it instead of on foot, minimizing traffic jam to a considerable extent.
I hope the authorities concerned including Dhaka City Corporation and Ministry of Education will think about it.
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