Airport Road, Dhaka
Airport Road, also known as Tongi Diversion Road, also a part of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway (N3), is a 8-lane major artery road in Dhaka, that connects Dhaka city, with the Shahjalal International Airport.[1] It is also the main artery that connects Dhaka with the northern suburb of Uttara, and the only road that connects Dhaka with northern Districts of Bangladesh and vice versa.[2] It is clogged with heavy traffic the whole day, experiencing the most traffic congestion in Kuril-Biswa Road Intersection. To ensure the smooth movement of traffic, flyovers and interchanges are being built, which are going to be complete by December 2012.[3]
Facilities [edit]
Built as an expressway to facilitate movement with northern districts of Bangladesh. The 8 lane expressway (4 lanes on each side) has bright street lights, monuments, fountains and beautiful structures.[4] It is one of the best maintained road in Bangladesh, with wide-properly painted lanes,[5] a divider; however it doesn't have a shoulder for emergency and breakdown. It has a impractical speed limit of 40 km/h, since traffic enforcement is very poor in the road, it experiences many accidents due to speeding and reckless driving, it is also a infamous venue of street racing.
Landmarks [edit]
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- Shahjalal International Airport
- Balaka Bhaban, Kurmitola
- Airport Station
- Bangladesh Navy Headquarters
- Dhaka Cantonment
- Cantonment Station
- Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka
- Dhaka Regency
- Army Golf Club
- Heroes Live Forever Monument
References [edit]
- ^ "Airport Road, Dhaka". Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Dhaka Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at". Pbase.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ Hafez Ahmed (2011-06-30). "Kuril flyover to be completed by next year". daily sun. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Photo of Beautification of Airport road Dhaka, Bangladesh". Panoramio. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Photo of Airport Road, Dhaka". Panoramio. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
