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With around 370,000 km (230,000 mi) of roads, Bangladesh ranks 16th in the world for total length of road network. [2] It has the highest road density in South Asia after India and ranks 13th globally. [3]
The AH project was initiated by the United Nations in 1959 with the aim of promoting the development of international road transport in the region. During the first phase of the project (1960–1970) considerable progress was achieved, however, progress slowed down when financial assistance was suspended in 1975.
The road network of Bangladesh consists of national highways (designated by a number preceded by "N"), regional highways (R numbers) and zilla or district roads (Z numbers) which are maintained by Roads and Highways Department, as well as Upazila Roads, Union Roads, and Village Roads which are maintained by Local Government Engineering Department.The total length of roads in Bangladesh used to ...
Lyari Expressway is a highway along the Lyari River in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan connecting the Port of Karachi with M9 Motorway. Lyari Expressway 's North bound section is recently opened for traffic while the South bound corridor was completed and inaugurated for traffic in 2008. [ 25 ]
As of 2007, travelling distance through Indian territory is an estimated 1,700 km (1,056 mi), but a direct road link via Dhaka would shorten the travelling distance to an estimated 400 km (249 mi), [3] considerably reducing the costs of transport for Indian businesses, which have to transport goods and services through the narrow "Chicken's ...
Road Transport and Highways Division signed an agreement with the government of Japan worth 88 billion Taka to build three bridges and one flyover. [5] The department drafted the Road Transport Act in 2017 which was subsequently approved by the cabinet of Bangladesh .
Shahrah-e-Faisal is one of Karachi's busiest roads, and is the site of frequent traffic jams. [26] The Road Traffic Injury and Prevention Centre of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre showed that at least one person dies, and an average of 83 people are wounded, every day on Karachi roads. Shahrah-e-Faisal is considered to be the deadliest road ...
Roads in Bangladesh; ← N3: → N5: ... All road This page was last edited on 5 December 2024, at 21:55 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...