al-Sagar
September 9, 2011, 11:14 AM
Portion of Khilgaon flyover subsides (http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=32169)
Star Online Report
The authorities have suspended movement of ally types of vehicle over the Khilgaon flyover in the capital after a portion of it subsided.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), which is responsible to maintain the city’s traffic, imposed the suspension after the police noticed the subsidence at the Shahjahanpur end of the country’s largest flyover at around 8:15pm on Friday, report television channels.
The second flyover of the country was opened to traffic on March 24, 2005 during the tenure of BNP-Jamaat government.
The 1.9-kilometre-long and 14-metre wide flyover was constructed at a cost of Tk 81.75 crore, including expenses for land acquisition and compensation to the affected people. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) built it.
The Khilgaon flyover constructed with domestic resources has connected areas including Rajarbagh, Malibagh, Shahjahanpur, Khilgaon, Goran, Basabo and Sabujbagh.
The flyover was constructed using a combination of traditional and modern technology. And it was designed, supervised and monitored by local engineers, LGED Chief Engineer Shahidul Hasan said at the inaugural function.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the then prime minister, in her opening address lauded the efficiency and skill of LGED engineers and hoped they would contribute more through construction of such infrastructure in the country.
People of all walks of life braved torrential rains to witness the inauguration of the country’s second at the bustling Khilgaon road-rail intersection.
Earlier, the country's first 1.12-kilometre-long flyover at Mohakhali in the capital was opened on November 4, 2004, constructed at a cost of Tk 113 crore with financial assistance from the World Bank.
Star Online Report
The authorities have suspended movement of ally types of vehicle over the Khilgaon flyover in the capital after a portion of it subsided.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), which is responsible to maintain the city’s traffic, imposed the suspension after the police noticed the subsidence at the Shahjahanpur end of the country’s largest flyover at around 8:15pm on Friday, report television channels.
The second flyover of the country was opened to traffic on March 24, 2005 during the tenure of BNP-Jamaat government.
The 1.9-kilometre-long and 14-metre wide flyover was constructed at a cost of Tk 81.75 crore, including expenses for land acquisition and compensation to the affected people. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) built it.
The Khilgaon flyover constructed with domestic resources has connected areas including Rajarbagh, Malibagh, Shahjahanpur, Khilgaon, Goran, Basabo and Sabujbagh.
The flyover was constructed using a combination of traditional and modern technology. And it was designed, supervised and monitored by local engineers, LGED Chief Engineer Shahidul Hasan said at the inaugural function.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the then prime minister, in her opening address lauded the efficiency and skill of LGED engineers and hoped they would contribute more through construction of such infrastructure in the country.
People of all walks of life braved torrential rains to witness the inauguration of the country’s second at the bustling Khilgaon road-rail intersection.
Earlier, the country's first 1.12-kilometre-long flyover at Mohakhali in the capital was opened on November 4, 2004, constructed at a cost of Tk 113 crore with financial assistance from the World Bank.