Immediate road repair needed

Several roads and highways in the country are in miserable condition. In many places, roads become unfit to use.

Lots of potholes have been created due to lack of proper repair. Besides, heavy rainfall, flood and waterlogging damaged the roads. As a result, the vehicles cannot move normally through the roads and highways resulting traffic jam and people's suffering.

Many streets in the two city corporations are in serious condition. Nonstop rain and waterlogging make the roads useless. Moreover, road cutting and digging for the sake of development works create bad condition. 

According to a statistic of two city corporations, about 600 kilometers roads are dilapidated condition. Of them, Dhaka North City Corporation's Malibagh-Mouchak to Rampura-bridge road is damaged most. And Dhaka South City Corporation's Jatrabari to Kutubkhali road condition is very poor. Random potholes in these roads made the condition worst. Traffic jam and wastage of time became regular matter to the users of these roads.

Outside of Dhaka, 11 kilometers road in Agaijhara Bypass of Barisal-Khulna highway is in dilapidated condition. Transport vehicles of Barisal, Patuakhali and Barguna run through the route. Even, the construction equipments of Payra Sea Port are being transported using the road. The authority repaired the road in last June but, the road became useless just after three months. People's suffering and road accidents are increasing in the troublesome route.

Similarly, Bahaddarhat to Kalurghat roads of Chittagong City Corporation are also in miserable condition. Potholes due to flood and rain made the street useless. As a result, people in that route are also suffering.  

Many roads and highway of Comilla are dilapidated condition. Taking risk, long-rout vehicles are plying these roads. The carpeting of the roads washed away creating innumerable potholes. Ultimately, the transport system becomes slow. In addition, Comilla-Noakhali and Comilla-Sylhet local roads are also in poor condition.

Immediate repair work is must in these roads and highways. However, some repair tasks were taken in two phases during the two Eid festivals. Rest of the repair and new construction works should be started soon. Sometimes, it was seen that goods laden truck got stuck in these potholes creating long tail back. Even, export-import procedures get hampered due to this type of incidents.  

Water logging and overloaded trucks damage roads and highway. Besides, poor repair works can't bring major change in the roads. So, the authority should take steps to ensure durable construction especially roads near ports.




risingbd/Dhaka/Oct 15, 2017/Ali Nowsher/Nasim