3rd Karnaphuli Bridge opens in Oct
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The 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge will be opened to traffic next month, Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain told the Parliament today.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the bridge any day in October, the minister said in reply to a question from a lawmaker in the House.
The Bangladesh government and the Kuwait government under the banner of “Kuwait Fund” have jointly financed the project involving Taka 590 crore. Of which, the share of the Kuwait Fund is Taka 372 crore.
Of the total allocation, Taka 336 crore has been earmarked for constructing the bridge, approach roads and river training while the rest for land acquisition, consultancy and other purposes.
The bridge is 950 meters in length and 24.40 meters in width along with two-km approach roads on both the sides of the bridge.
Urban planner and trade circle sources said apart from improving the state of road communications, the 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge would usher in a new era of hopes for tourism, industrialisation and expansion of the already enclosed port city of Chittagong on the vast southern part of the river.
Besides, the 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge will play a vital role in linking the proposed Asian Highway.
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