Traffic on Langalbandh bridge on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway will be restricted from July 12-14 due to the repairing of damaged decks and slabs of the bridge. Located between Kanchpur and Meghna bridge on the highway, Langalbandh bridge will be partially restricted so both-way vehicles can use one lane instead of two on July 12 from 8 am to 10 pm, said a media release of the ministry of road transport and bridges Sunday. Also read: Motorists asked to avoid Langalband Bridge for 3 days The bridge would remain completely closed after 10 pm on July 12 to 12 pm on July 14. Meanwhile, light weight vehicles were being requested to use Mograpara-Kaikartek Bridge-Nabiganj-Madanpur road and heavy weight vehicles were requested to use Kanchpur-Bhulta-Narsingdi-Bhairab Bridge-Sarail-Brahmanbaria-Comilla road as alternatives.

The 4.68km Bhola Bridge on Tentulia-Kalobador River will be built by private sponsor under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme at a cost of Tk 12,916 crore.

Dhaka-Sylhet multilane and modern highway project might be delayed with fund diversion by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) if the project is not approved by June this year, an informed official says.