Two flyovers at Dhour and Gabtoli on cards: Quader
The government has taken a plan to construct two flyovers at Dhour and Gabtoli points for reducing traffic congestion in the capital, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told parliament yesterday.
Responding to lawmakers' queries, the minister said the government will implement the second phase of Dhaka Circular Route touching Teromukh, Abdullahpur, Dhour, Birulia, Gabtoli, Babubazar, Postogola, Fatullah, Chashara and Demra.
"The government has a plan to construct two flyovers at Dhour and Gabtoli points on the proposed route. Feasibility study and detail design of the two flyovers are going on," Quader said in a scripted answer.
In addition to this, a 700-metre-long flyover will be built at airport turning point on Banani-Joydebpur highway under Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project, the minister said, adding that another 600-metre-long six-lane flyover will be built at Jasimuddin turning point.
Meanwhile, Quader yesterday told the House that occurrence of road accidents in the country has significantly reduced compared to other countries in the world as the government has taken various steps to contain road accidents at a tolerable level.
"According to a World Health Organization [WHO] report in 2014, Bangladesh secured 109th position out of 172 countries, whereas it placed 90th in the previous WHO report in 2011, meaning that road accidents have drastically reduced," Quader said replying to queries.
According to the report, accidents and casualities on roads in Bangladesh are lower than many other countries including India, Pakistan, South Africa, China, Thailand, Russia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, the minister also said.
To further reduce casualties on the roads, the government has taken steps such as providing training to drivers by BRTA, identifying 121 black spots on highways and banning auto rickshaws on 22 highways, he also said.
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