Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday that if the Chittagong Port could be developed, road communications in the city and district would inevitably improve.
The Chief Adviser made the remarks when he was briefed about the traffic situation of Oxygen-Hathazari road leading to Chittagong University campus.
“The betterment Chittagong means the betterment of the country. Without it, Bangladesh cannot move ahead. Development of Chittagong will inevitably improve road infrastructure in Chittagong city and district,” said the Chief Adviser.
Sayed Moinul Hasan, Chief Engineer of Roads and Highways, breifed the Chief Adviser about the recent condition of the vital road streching 16 kilometers.
He said that on average, 31,955 vehicles use the road daily and 76 percent of them were two-wheelers, slowing traffic movement.
Nine markets along the road also create traffic congestion, he said, suggesting their removals.
He said that a separate road from Solosohar using railway land could also reduce the pressure on the road.
The Roads and Highways Chief Engineer also suggested construction of elevated highways to ease traffic congestion on Oxygen-Hathazari roads.
Eminent citizens of Chittagong also came up with different suggestions, including the construction of overpass after every 200-400 meters to ease traffic congestion on the vital road.
