Govt to build Darussalam-Kachukhet road
The government is set to construct a new road linking the capital's Darussalam in Mirpur and Kachukhet with a budget of Tk 485 crore to ease traffic jam in Dhaka.
The road will establish new traffic corridor which is expected to ease the vehicular movements in Dhaka's Mirpur, Ahmednagar, Kazipara, Shewdapara, Ibrahimpur, Kafrul and adjoining areas, said an official of planning commission.
Under the project, a parallel road will also be built that will link central Dhaka and Mirpur, he added.
The 3.6km road with a width of 100 feet will be built on 23.83 acres of land.
Local Government Division will implement the Darus Salam-Kachukhet road project under Dhaka City Corporation North by 2013.
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