Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover

“As soon as we can remove and transfer all the utility lines, the construction work of the flyover would be accomplished by December 2012 and the required equipments are also being procured to start the work,” said the state minister.

Infrastructure development is one of the top priorities of a country's economic progress. Planned and well connected infrastructure services attract foreign direct investments and boost local investments. To meet the present and future demand for infrastructure development, developing and least developed countries like Bangladesh always face scarcity of their own resources. Therefore, to accelerate infrastructure development, the Government has encouraged private sector participation in infrastructure projects. The first such project is the Jatrabari-Gulistan Flyover project in Dhaka.

The construction work of the flyover was, earlier, expected to be completed by June 2013 as per the project proposal, but today’s meeting decided to complete it by December 2012.This long expected 9 km long four lane wide mega structure will not only mitigate the congestions of traffics but also will be beneficial for the economic development of the country. This would be a breakthrough-structure with state-of-the-art architecture and would be its own kind in Bangladesh.

Description of the Project:
Name of the Project: Jatrabari-Gulistan Flyover Project on BOOT Basis
Line Ministry: Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperation
Govt. Executing Agency: JDhaka City Corporation
Design Review & Finalization Consultant: Consulting Engineering Services (India) Pvt.
Design Review & Finalization Consultant: Consulting Engineering Services (India) Pvt.Ltd. in association with DCC, Devcon, DUL.
Supervision Consultant: Consulting Engineering Private Limited.
Concessionaries Contractor: Simplex Infrastructure Ltd. India.

Salient Features of the Flyover

* Total length including ramps 9 km.
* 13 Ramps (6 entry ramps, 7 exit ramps) to connect with existing road network and bus terminal.
* Pre- cast; pre stress segmental box type Superstructure.
* 4 lane divided carriageway for movement of traffic in both the directions.
* Minimum clear height along the carriageway under the flyover will be 5.5 m in accordance with the AASHTO, IRC and 7.2 m at level crossing in accordance with Bangladesh railway.


Areas Covered:

It was decided that the flyover will begin from the crossing of the Nawabpur Project Description:Road and Fazle Rabbi Road. The alignment will follow Sahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Road, keeping Gulistan garden, Bangabhaban and Rajdhani Market on the left. It will intersect the Hatkhola Road at the Tikatuli crossing. The alignment will also intersect Atish Dipankar Road at the Saidabad crossing and intersect the Dhaka – Narayaganj Road at the Jatrabari crossing after crossing the Khal Bridge. It will end on Mukti Sarani towards Chittagong. But after the modification of the plan the project the two end of the flyover has been extended to the Shanir Akhra of Dhaka-Chittagong Highway, Polashi, Narayangonj Link Road.

Benefits of the Project:

* Ease/Reduce the traffic congestion of the southern part of Dhaka city.
* Establish improved and faster road connectivity with 30 districts including Chittagong and Padma Multipurpose Bridge connecting road.
* Utility infrastructure like water supply, electricity, gas etc. will be significantly developed.
* Contribute towards national economy development & future investment.