Country's first 6-lane flyover opens in Feni

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated the country's first six-lane flyover at Mohipal in Feni to ease further road communications between Dhaka and southeastern port city of Chittagong.

"The Mohipal section (of the highway) was a 'sorrow' for the travelers on this route. The flyover has been constructed considering their sufferings," she said while inaugurating the flyover through a video conference at her official Gono Bhaban residence.Sheikh Hasina said the government took initiatives to keep all highways across the country dedicated for inter-district buses alone through introducing separate subways for local commuters.

"It will help reduce accidents on highways and make travels more comfortable," she said.

The flyover, with 660 metres in length and 24.62 metres in width, connected Dhaka-Chittagong and Feni-Laxmipur national highways.

A service road has been constructed as part of the project with its length being 1,370 metres and width 7.5 meters alongside a footpath. The flyover has 11 spans and 132 guarders.

Bangladesh Army's 34 Engineering Construction Brigade constructed the flyover under a project of the Road and Highways Division while the project cost was Tk 181.48 crore.

The construction work of the project began on April 1, 2015. The length of the flyover is 660 metres while the width is 24.62 metres.

Feni Zila Parishad Chairman Aziz Ahmed Chowdhury said, "We are so much happy that the flyover has established a faster road connectivity among Feni, Dhaka and Chittagong."