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Strengthening Transport Connectivity
through Road Corridors in Bangladesh
Md. Moinuddin, Addl. Secretary
Roads Transport and Highways Division, Bangladesh
Road corridors through Bangladesh
Status of Road Corridors
Interventions to improve Corridors
Key Challenges
Contents
through Bangladesh
Asian Highway
(AH)
SAARC Highway Corridor
(SHC)
SASEC Road
Corridor
(SHC)
BIMSTEC Road
Corridor
(BRC)
BCIM Route
(BCIM)
Regional Connectivity Corridors
Asian Highway and Bangladesh
• US ESCAP adopted the agreement on 18 November 2003
Intergovernmental Agreement on AH
Network
• Bangladesh signed the Instrument of Accession in 2009
Bangladesh’s involvement in AH
Asian Highway 1
Tamabil
Benapole
Tamabil
Sylhet
Sherpur
Mirpur
Sarial
Nashingdi
Katchpur
Dhaka (S)
Mawa
Charjanajat
Bhanga
Bhatiapara
Kalna FG
Narail
Jessore
53 km
39 km
45 km
61 km
47 km
38 km
10 km
0 km
29 km
37 km
3 km
24 km
32 km
Total 491 km
35
km
38 km
Benapole
Status of Asian Highway 1
Tamabil
Benapole
Sections Class km Interventions
Tamabil Sylhet II 53 FS & DD completed
Sylhet Sherpur II 39 FS & DD completed
Sherpur Mirpur II 45 FS & DD completed
Mirpur Sarail II 61 FS & DD completed
Sarail Narhsingdi II 47 FS & DD completed
Narhsingdi Katchpur II 38 FS & DD completed
Katchpur Dhaka (S) II 10 upgraded
Dhaka (S) Mawa II 35 DD ongoing
Mawa Charjanajat Below III 0 Missing Link
Charjanajat Bhanga II 29 DD completed
Bhanga Bhatiapara II 37 To be upgraded
Bhatiapara Kalna FG Below III 3 Missing Link
Kalna FG Narail III, Below III 24 To be upgraded
Narail Jessore III 32 To be upgraded
Jessore Benapol II 38 To be upgraded
Asian Highway 2
Tamabil
Banglabandha Tamabil
Sylhet
Sherpur
Sarail
Narshingdi
Katchpur
Dhaka (N)
Kaliakoir
Elenga
Hatikamrul
Bogra
Gobindagonj
Ranjgpur
Beldanga
53 km
39 km
61 km
47 km
38 km
10 km
20 km
50 km
40 km
56 km
34 km
71 km
67 km
Panchagarh
76 km
Banglabandha
56 km
Joydevpur
20
km
Total 512 km
22 km
Dhaka (S)
Status of Asian Highway 2
Tamabil
Banglabandha
Sections Class km Projects
Dhaka (South) Dhaka (North) I 20 Developed
Dhaka (North) Joydevpur I 22 Developed
Joydevpur Kaliakoir II 20 SASEC Project ongoing
Kariakoir Elenga II 50 SASEC Project ongoing
Elenga Hatikamrul II 40 FS & DD completed
Hatikamrul Bogra II 56 FS & DD completed
Bogra Gonbindaganj II 34 FS & DD completed
Gonbindaganj Rangpur II 71 FS & DD completed
Rangpur Beldanga II 67 To be developed
Beldanga Panchagarh II 76 To be developed
Panchagarh Banglabandha II 56 Developed as Class II
Asian Highway 41
Teknaf
Mongla
Chittagong
Teknaf
Cox’s Bazar
Keranirhat
Chittagong
Feni
Moinamoti
Daudkandi
Dhaka (N)
Joydevpur
Kaliakoir
Elenga
Banpara
Dasuria
87 km
92 km
49 km
88 km
63 km
43 km
26 km
22 km
20 km
50 km
40 km
51 km
23 km
Paksey
9 km
Kushtia
31 km
Dhaka (S)
20
km
Total 754 km
Jhenaidah
Jessore
Khulna
Mongla
45 km
62 km
43 km
10 km
42
km
Katchpur
Hatikamrul
Status of Asian Highway 41
Teknaf
Mongla
Chittagong
Sections km Class Status
Teknaf Cox's Bazar 87 II FS and DD completed
Cox's Bazar Keranirhat 92 II FS and DD completed
Keranirhat Chittagong 49 II FS and DD completed
Chittagong Feni 88 II Upgrading ongoing
Feni Moinamoti 63 II Upgrading ongoing
Moinamoti Daudkandi 43 II Upgrading ongoing
Daudkandi Katchpur 26 I Upgraded to 4-lane
Hatikamrul Banpara 51 II FS & DD completed
Banpara Dasuria 23 II FS & DD completed
Dasuria Paksey 9 II To be upgraded
Paksey Kushtia 31 II To be upgraded
Kushtia Jhenaidah 42 II To be upgraded
Jhenaidah Jessore 45 II FS ongoing
Jessore Khulna 62 II FS ongoing
Khulna Mongla 43 II FS & DD completed
SAARC Highway Corridors in Bangladesh
SHC4/SCH8
SHC5
SHC8 SHC9 SHC6
SHC1/SHC5
SHCs mostly align with AH1, AH2 and AH41
SHCs allow landlocked countries or territories to access seaports in Bangladesh
There is one ferry crossing at Daulatdia/Paturia point (Padma River)
New Delhi
Lahore
Kolkata Dhaka
Agartala
SAARC Highway Corridor 1
Lahore-New Delhi-Kolkata-Petrapole/Benapole-Dhaka-Akhaura/Agartala
Potential to carry major
interregional traffic and
potential to provide
shorter route leading to
transport cost savings
Kathmandu
Panitanki/Phulbari
Hatikumrul
Chittagong Mogla
SAARC Highway Corridor 4
Katmandu- Kakarvita-Phubari-Banglabandha- Mongla/ Chittagong
Provides access to landlocked Nepal to Bangladesh Ports
Sandrop Jongkhar (Bhutan)
Gowahati (India)
Tamabil (Bangladesh)
Dhaka Kolkata
SAARC Highway Corridor 5
Snadrop Jongkhar- Guwahati- Shillong-Sylhet-Dhaka-Kolkata
Potential to provide shorter route leading to transport cost savings
SAARC Highway Corridor 6
Agartola-Akhaura-Chittagong
Shorter access to Chittagong port for Indian North Eastern States
Agartala Akhaura
Comilla
Chittagong
SHC6/BRC6: Agartola- Akhaura-Chittagong
Thimpu
Phuensholing
Burimari
Hatikumrul
Mongla
Chittagong
SAARC Highway Corridor 8
Thimphu-Phuentsholing- Jaigaon-Burimari-Mongla- Chittagong
Access to landlocked Bhutan to Bangladeshi ports
SAARC Highway Corridor 9
Malda-Shibgonj-Jamuna Briade
Potential to provide direct connectivity to carry future traffic
Maldah
Sonamahjid
Rajshahi
Sirajgonj/Jamuna Bridge
Sl Road Corridor Aligns with
1. Kolkata-Petrapole/Benapole-Dhaka-Akhaura-
Agartala
AH1, SHC1
2. Kathmandu-Kakarvita-Phulbari-Banglabandha-
Mongla / Chittagong
AH2, AH41, SHC4
3. Samdrupjongkhar-Shillong-Sylhet-Dhaka-
Kolkata
AH1, SHC1, SHC5
4. Agartala-Akhaura-Chittagong SHC6
5. Thimphu-Phuenthsholing-Jaigon-
Chengrabandha-Burimari - / Mongla
AH2, AH41, SHC8
6. Maldha-Shibgang-JamunaBridge, Bangladesh SHC9
7. Chittagong-Ramu (Cox’s Bazaar)-Teknaf-
Maungdaw
AH41
BIMSTEC Corridors
BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistic Study (BTILS) identifies 14 corridors of regional significance. Seven of them connects Bangladesh
Thimpu
Phuensholing
Burimari
Hatikumrul
Mongla
Chittagong
SASEC Corridor 4
Thimphu-Phuentsholing- Jaigaon-Burimari-Mongla- Chittagong
Access to landlocked Bhutan to Bangladeshi ports
Kathmandu
Panitanki/Phulbari
Hatikumrul
Chittagong Mogla
SASEC Road Corridor 9
Katmandu- Kakarvita-Phubari-Banglabandha- Mongla/ Chittagong
Provides access to landlocked Nepal to Bangladesh Ports
Dhaka
Chittagong Mogla
Kolkata
SASEC Road Corridor 5A
Kolkata-Jessore-Khulna-Mongla
Khulna-Jessore-Dhaka-Chittagong
Kunming
Lashio (Myanmar
Imphal
Sylhet
Dhaka
Kolkata
BCIM Corridor
BCIM Forum aims to revive historic “Southern Silk Route”
BCIM route crosses four countries through some challenging terrains
Significant road improvement needed in Assam, Manipur and Myanmar
Intervention along road corridors
Routes Length
(km)
Interventions Corridors
Joydevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga road section
in N4 and N405
70 This project is going to upgrade the
existing 2-lane highway to a 4-lane
highway with the provision for a
separate lane for slow-moving
vehicles. This project is expected to
be implemented during 2013-2017.
Construction of 70 kilometers road is
expected to commence by February
2015;
AH2, SHC4 SASEC4,
SASEC9
Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga-Bhatiapara (N8, 101 km, Class II) section
101 studied under SRTPPF and the
detailed design has been completed.
AH1
Upgrading of Hatikamrul-Rangpur-National
Highway into 4-lane Highways
157 FS and DD has been completed. AH2, SHC4, SHC8,
SASEC4, SASEC9
Upgrading of Khulna-Mongla Road
into 4 lane
48 studied under SRTPPF and the detailed design has been completed.
AH41, SHC4 SHC8,
SASEC4, SASEC9,
SASEC5A
Upgrading of Rangpur-Teesta-Burimari Road
into 4 lane Highway
138 FS & DD has been completed. AH2, SHC8, SASEC4
Upgrading of Sonamasjid-Rajshahi-Hatikamrul
Road into 4 lane
205 FS and DD are being prepared SHC9, AH41,
SASEC4, SASEC9
Intervention along road corridors (..contd.)
Routes Length
(km)
Interventions Corridors
Chittagong-Cox's Bazar-Teknaf 225 studied under SRTPPF and the detailed design has been completed.
AH41
Upgrading of Dharkar-Akhaura-
Senarbadi Road to a 4-lane
Highway
13 FS and DD has been completed. SHC1, SHC6
Upgrading of Comilla-
Brahmanbaria Highway to a 4-lane
Highway
85 FS and DD has been completed. SHC6
4-laning of Dhaka (Katchpur)-
Bhairab-Sarail--Sylhet-Tamabil
Road (N-2)
286 FS and DD has been completed. AH1, SHC1, BCIM
Upgrading of Dhaka-Chittagong
Highway (from Daudkandi to
Chittagong)
192 Project is being implemented AH41, SCH4, SHC8,
SASEC4, SASEC9
Policy interventions to promote connectivity
Road Master Plan 2009
Perspective Plan 2010-2021
Sixth Five Year Plan 2011-2015
Motor Vehicles Axle Load Control Station Implementation Policy, 2012
National Integrated Multimodal Transport Policy, 2013
SAARC Motor Vehicle Agreement (to be placed in SAARC Summit,2014)
Challenges
• Missing links on AH1, SHC1 need to be bridged
• Sub-standard sections on AH, SHC need upgrading
Restoring missing links & upgrading
sub-standard sections
• Financing will be needed for upgrading
• Where possible, PPP options should be explored
• Support from development partners needed
• Regional Infrastructure Fund
Financing
• Road Geometry to allow international traffic
• Harmonization of Standards
• Border facilities
• Multimodal integration
Infrastructure
Thank You