Muktarpur-Panchabati double-decker road set to become visible

The much-anticipated Muktarpur-Panchabati double-decker road is being built to make communication between Munshiganj district and the capital Dhaka easier and faster. The work on this road is progressing at a rapid speed.

Those involved in the project say that the entire work will be completed by the end of 2026. Once the work is completed, the door of dreams will open. The long-standing traffic jams and endless suffering will come to an end.

To complete the construction work on time, work of installing desk slabs on the double-decker road is currently underway. Most of the infrastructure of the double-decker road is becoming visible due to the relentless efforts of those involved in the project.

According to experts involved in the project, the Panchabati-Muktarpur road modernization work has gained special momentum. To complete this 1.10 km long project worth Tk 2,242.77 crore before June next year, the widening of the old road and construction of a new double-decker road are going on simultaneously. Piles are sitting one after the other on the banks of the Dhaleswari and Buriganga.

According to sources, the Panchabati-Muktarpur road has been modernized from the Panchabati intersection to six lanes for 310 meters on both sides of Fatulla and Narayanganj for easy communication with the capital city of Munshiganj district. And from Kashipur to Shitalakshya-3 bridge is on two-storied two lanes. The old road is widened with two more lanes up to Shitalakshya-3 point in Char Sayedpur. The 3.75 km road from the roundabout of the bridge to Muktarpur bridge is a four-lane road.

After the project is 100 percent completed, new possibilities for communication will be opened on this road, avoiding traffic jams, said Moniruzzaman Monir, deputy assistant engineer of the project.

The project is being implemented with the own funding of GOB and Bangladesh Bridge Authority. So far, 60 percent of the project has been completed. The project was approved in the ECNEC meeting in 2020.