Highway in Bangladesh
Narayanganj–Demra Road is a regional highway located in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of three entryways from Dhaka to Narayanganj. It is also called Narayanganj–Adamjee–Demra Road.
Background.
Before 1971, Narayanganj Municipality constructed this road. There are two bus services through this route namely Shitalakshya Paribahan and Duranto Service. Adamjee Export Processing Zone is located near this highway. Dhaka–Chittagong and Dhaka–Sylhet Highways can be accessed through this road. The road was closed in June 2020 to construct a box channel connecting the Shitalakshya River as part of the DND dam project. After the construction, Narayanganj–Demra road was opened for traffic in March 2021.
Expansion.
On 22 January 2019, the expansion project of Jatrabari–Demra section of the highway was passed in the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). Toma Construction was appointed as the contractor for the project in 2020. ৳ has been allocated for the project.
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