Work on 20-year transport plan starts today to ease city traffic jam
Thursday, 28 August 2008
The government has drawn a 20-year transport plan to get rid of the intolerable traffic congestions in the capital, reports UNB.
The Strategic Transport Plan (STP) will be implemented on a stretch of 17,500 square kilometres in Dhaka city and Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Narsingdi, Gazipur and Manikganj districts.
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed will formally inaugurate the implementation work of the STP today (Thursday).
The Communications Ministry is implementing different projects through the Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB) to eliminate the traffic congestion problem.
The 20-year STP will be implemented in three phases by the DTCB. The authority has given importance to the mass transport sector in Dhaka city in implementing the programme.
Construction of three Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes, construction and reconstruction of 330 km roads and construction of a 60 km underground train line have been proposed in the plan.
The DTCB formed an STP taskforce committee, headed by the Communication Adviser, on May 1, 2007.
The committee recommended placing the STP in the Advisory Council's meeting and the council agreed on it February 17, 2008.
The Strategic Transport Plan (STP) will be implemented on a stretch of 17,500 square kilometres in Dhaka city and Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Narsingdi, Gazipur and Manikganj districts.
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed will formally inaugurate the implementation work of the STP today (Thursday).
The Communications Ministry is implementing different projects through the Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB) to eliminate the traffic congestion problem.
The 20-year STP will be implemented in three phases by the DTCB. The authority has given importance to the mass transport sector in Dhaka city in implementing the programme.
Construction of three Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes, construction and reconstruction of 330 km roads and construction of a 60 km underground train line have been proposed in the plan.
The DTCB formed an STP taskforce committee, headed by the Communication Adviser, on May 1, 2007.
The committee recommended placing the STP in the Advisory Council's meeting and the council agreed on it February 17, 2008.