Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday highlighted the critical need to develop the port city of Chattogram, saying that enhanced infrastructure, particularly road communications, would naturally follow if Chittagong Port is modernised and expanded.
The Chief Adviser made the remarks when he was briefed about the traffic situation of Oxygen-Hathazari road leading to the Chittagong University campus.
"The betterment of Chattogram means the betterment of the country. Without it, Bangladesh cannot move ahead. The development of Chattogram will inevitably improve road infrastructure in Chattogram city and district," said the Chief Adviser.
Sayed Moinul Hasan, Chief Engineer of Roads and Highways, briefed the Chief Adviser on the current condition of the crucial 16-kilometre stretch of road.
On average, he said, some 31,955 vehicles use the road every day and 76 percent of them were two-wheelers, slowing traffic movement.
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Nine markets along the road also create traffic congestion, he said, suggesting their removals.
Moinul Hasan said a separate road from Solosohar using railway land could also reduce the pressure on the road.
The Roads and Highways Chief Engineer also suggested the construction of elevated highways to ease traffic congestion on Oxygen-Hathazari roads.
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Eminent citizens of Chattogram also came up with different suggestions, including the construction of an overpass after every 200-400 meters to ease traffic congestion on the vital road.