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. Also read: Eid holiday rush leads to 12km tailback on Dhaka-Aricha highway “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.

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.