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Bangabandhu tunnel to open to traffic Oct 29
- Update Time : Thursday, 26 October, 2023, 02:45 pm
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Online Desk: The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river will open to traffic on October 29, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the tunnel on October 28. Later, she will hold a rally in Anwara of Chattogram, the minister said at a press conference at Setu Bhaban.
The Bangabandhu Tunnel is being built under the Karnaphuli at a cost of Tk 10,374 crore.
There will be 5.35km connecting roads at the western and eastern ends of the main tunnel and a 727m flyover at the Anwara end.
It’s the first tunnel in South Asia which is being built under a river.
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