Uttara Crash: DNCC Mayor Atiq halts BRT construction

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam today (August 16, 2022) suspended construction work at the site of the tragic incident on Uttara's Jasimuddin Road intersection which killed five people yesterday.

The mayor halted Bus Rapid Transit's (BRT) work there till Thursday, reports our staff correspondent.

Decision on resumption of construction will be taken following a meeting with BRT authority on Thursday, the DNCC mayor said.

Work can resume after safety measure compliance is ensured, he added.

A segment of a box girder fell on a car around 4pm killing five people including two children yesterday. It happened when a crane toppled while moving the precast concrete segment.

The Tk 4,268.38-crore project was taken up to build a 20.50km dedicated bus service road from Dhaka airport to Gazipur. The project was originally supposed to be complete at a cost of Tk 2,037.85 crore by December 2016. The latest deadline expired in June this year but the project made only 78 percent progress at the time. Officials have proposed setting the new deadline to December next year.