Bhanga interchange
| Bhanga Interchange | |
|---|---|
| Bhanga Roundabout | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Bhanga, Faridpur District, Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates | 23°23′25″N 89°59′02″E / 23.3901878°N 89.9839308°E |
| Roads at junction | |
| Construction | |
| Type | Cloverleaf interchange |
| Constructed | 2016–2021 |
| Opened | 2021 |
| Maintained by | Road Transport and Highways Division |
Bhanga Interchange (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা ইন্টারচেঞ্জ), also known as Bhanga Roundabout (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা গোলচত্বর), is a major road interchange in Bhanga, Faridpur District, Bangladesh which consists of a cloverleaf interchange.[1] It connects at leats 21 districts of South Bengal in Bangladesh with Dhaka, capital of the country which is a junction of four national highways named Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway, Dhaka–Khulna highway, Dhaka–Faridpur highway and Dhaka–Patuakhali highway.[2]
Background
[edit]In 2016,[3] work began on the Dhaka–Bhanga section of the National Highway 8 to transform it into an expressway, which was scheduled to be completed by 2019. As part of the conversion project, plans were made to construct one of the expressway's three road interchanges at Bhanga in Faridpur district.[4] On 12 March, 2020, the expressway, named Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway was inaugurated.[5] Before the construction of the expressway, there was a road junction in Bhanga which became an interchange after the opening in April 2020. After completion of the interchange, it is now a tourist attraction.[6]
Issues
[edit]In 2023, the West Zone Power Distribution Company disconnected the electricity connection of the interchange due to non-payment of a bill of ৳3.1 million by the Road Transport and Highways Division. The Road Transport and Highways Division claimed that they didn’t have the fund to pay electricity bill. Due to the lack of electricity, the lampposts at the interchange were not illuminated and criminal activities increased[7] and tourists decreased. Electricity was restored on 27 July 2023. After that activities of passengers at the interchange became normal.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cloverleaf interchange, 4-lane highway to boost connectivity, trade in North Bengal". The Business Standard. 3 September 2023.
- ^ "A new look for Bhanga Gol Chattar". BDNews24.com. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Malakar, Dipu. "ঢাকা থেকে ভাঙ্গা এক ঘণ্টায়". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "বদলে যাচ্ছে ঢাকা-মাওয়া-ভাঙ্গা মহাসড়ক". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 3 January 2017.
- ^ "দেশের প্রথম এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে উদ্বোধন করলেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী". The Daily Star (in Bengali). 12 March 2020.
- ^ "দুবাইয়ের চেহারা পেয়েছে ফরিদপুরের ভাঙ্গা!". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 11 June 2021.
- ^ "ভাঙ্গার এক্সপ্রেসওয়ের ইন্টারচেঞ্জে দেড় মাস নেই বিদ্যুৎ". Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Electricity restored on Bhanga Expressway after 51 days". Dhaka Tribune. 27 July 2023.