Bogra Second Bypass Road

Construction on for 9 yrs, still awaits fund for last 15pc work

12 September 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Bogra

Nine years after starting, the five-year project for construction of 'Bogra town second bypass road' from Betgari to Matidali Moar on the outskirts of Bogra town still remains incomplete. The project period has been extended three times and over Tk 46.01 crore has been spent for constructing the 15.80 kilometre long and 7.32 metre wide road under 'Bogra Town Second Bypass Road Project', said sources at Roads and Highways Department (RHD) Bogra Division. As 15 percent of project work remains incomplete, Tk 4.16 crore more will be needed to complete the work in one year, RHD sources said. “If the authorities allocate Tk 4.16 crore according to revised estimate, the construction work is likely to be compete within this financial year. The government has allocated only Tk 2 crore but the money is yet to be released,” Md Abul Hossain Pramanik, executive engineer of RHD Bogra Division said. Started in 2000, the Tk 27.95 crore Bogra Town Second Bypass Road Project was scheduled to complete within 2004-2005 financial year, RHD sources said. The department also spent Tk 60 lakh for maintenance of the incomplete road. The RHD has constructed two bridges in front of my house but the approach road is yet to be complete, said Md Moslim Uddin of Sujabad village in Shahjahanpur upazila.