IN CAPITAL ‘11’ U-TURN CONSTRUCTION AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE BARRIER
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) took the initiative of 11 U-turn construction
project to stop the traffic congestion in the capital. Although the initiative
of implementing the project by coordinating with various government agencies
and agencies, now the roads and highways department are
asking for the price of land in the project area. Claiming different types of
compensation. As a result, after the start of the program, the future of the
project was alarmed.
Executive Engineer Khandaker Mahbub Alam, project director of the
project, the U-turn Project, told that since 2015, the letter has been
circulated among different organizations with this project. The agreement was
agreed with the meeting of the last contact ministry held in the meeting. It is
said that roads and highways division (Civil), Civil Aviation and some land of
railway will be used for the project. But there was no talk of money. Now the
demand for the price of 1 decimal 36 acres of land. Meanwhile, the City
Corporation has started work. Now it is said to buy and buy the land. He said
the matter has already been communicated in writing to the local government
ministry. Hopefully it will be resolved.
Hasibur Rahman Shahin, proprietor of SM Construction, who is responsible
for the construction of the U-tern, told that once a total of 11 U-tern started
working, one or two people from roads and highways department repeatedly talked
about money. They want compensation. They have asked to stop the work until it
is resolved. Recently, Army Golf Club and Tejgaon Satarasta Point signed the
signboard at two in the night and broke the prison. If this happens then it
will be difficult to finish the job in time. He said that the work of three U -tern
is currently underway of construction . The
work has been closed for the remaining eight due to complications with RHD .
It is learned that after the election of Anisul Haque DCCC mayor, he took
an initiative to reduce traffic congestion from Gazipur to Tejgaon. For this
reason, the proposal to build the U-turn. Later, there were meetings with
different government officials, various service agencies, metro rail projects,
elevated expressway projects. At one stage, coordination with these
institutions and projects was decided to make U-turn 11th point from Uttara
Abdullahpur to Tejgaon Satarasta. These are in front of Satarasta, Kohinoor
Chemical Center, Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Mohakhali Flyover, Banani Chairman
Bari, Banani Cemetery, Banani Overpace, Shawora, Kaola, Uttara RAB-1 Offices
and Jasim Uddin Avenue. The expenditure for this is 24 million 83 lakh taka Of
this, the government will give Tk 19.86 million. The remaining Tk 4 crore 96
lakh 60 thousand will be given to DNCC. It is about to finish the job in June
2016. On 29 October, the DNCCC gave the order for the construction of the U-turn
to SM Construction. Since the start of the contractor work, these hurdles are
creating obstacles.
In this context, Executive Engineer of Dhaka Road Division, Mehedi Iqbal
told that the conditions for the implementation of the project were made to the
DNCC, they would be compensated for the removal of the installations. DNCC has
been informed to determine the compensation for the structures being broken in
the construction of the U-turn . DNCCC can work if they compensate.
Mehedi Iqbal also said that the land has been given for the BRT project
from the airport to Abdullahullahpur. There you will not be allowed to build U-tern.
Airport and Uttara Jasimuddin Crossing are now the most traffic congestion.
Airport from Jasim Uddin is one kilometer of this airport.
How to reduce traffic congestion U-tern: On the crossing point of the
streets of the streets, traffic congestion. Basically, the purpose of the
construction of the U-tern to reduce the traffic congestion of crossings. On
the crossing point, there will be some land on the road along with a lane to
take turn right there. Using the lane, you can turn the car right.
The movement will return to discipline. The cars will not have to stand
in the crossings and for the signal. The existing street can be made on the
UTTARA. U-tern lanes are made with concrete, so that there is no way to get
bitten by the bituminin so fast. The U-tern will also be made with concrete.
And there will be open gardens of flower gardens on the point where there is
open space outside the lane. This will reduce the traffic jam, and the beauty
of the city will also grow.
News source : Naya Diganta
No comments