25 km long tailback on Dhk-Ctg highway
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25 km long tailback on Dhk-Ctg highway

25 km long tailback on Dhk-Ctg highway
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Hundreds of vehicles and commuters got stuck for hours in a 25-kilometer long tailback on Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Tuesday due to repair work of Langalbandh Bridge in Narayanganj district.

Mohammad Maniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Narayanganj Highway Police said the gridlock stretched from Shanir Akhra to Daudkandi in Cumilla.

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“The gridlock was caused by heavy pressure of goods-laden vehicles and others on Sonargaon-Nabiganj route. We are trying our best to ease the movement of vehicles,” he said.

25 km long tailback on Dhk-Ctg highway

On Sunday, Roads and Highways Department asked motorists to avoid Langalband Bridge on the highway for three days due to its repair work starting on Monday.

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Light vehicles were asked to use Mograpara-Kaikartek Bridge-Nabiganj-Madanpur route and  heavy vehicles to take Kanchpur-Bhulta-Narsingdi-Bhairab Bridge-Sarail-Brahmanbaria-Cumilla as alternative routes during the period.

The Langalband Bridge will be fit for the movement of vehicles after 12 pm on Wednesday.

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