Online Desk: Seven flyovers under Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in  Gazipur on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway were opened to traffic on Sunday.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the flyovers virtually joining from the conference room of Bangladesh Secretariat as the chief guest in the morning.

The flyovers are: 323 metres Airport Flyover (left side), 323 metres Airport Flyover (right), 180 meters Jasimuddin Flyover, 165 metres U-Turn-1 of Gazipura Flyover, 165 meters U-Turn-2 Open University Flyover, 240 metres Bhogra Flyover and 568 meters Chowrasta Flyover.

Obaidul Quader said with the opening of seven flyovers this year, Eid journey will be comfortable for people. “People will not suffer in Gazipur during Eid journey as the previous years.  Already 91% of the project work has been completed and it is expected that the buses of BRT project will run by this December.”

Roads and Highways Department chief engineer Syed Mainul Hasan, BRT project director (Roads) ASM Ilias Shah, BRT project director (Bridges) Md Monirul Islam Khan, Dhaka Road circle superintending engineer Md Saifuddin were, among others, were present.