Strengthening Transport Connectivity

through Road Corridors in Bangladesh

Md. Moinuddin, Addl. Secretary

Roads Transport and Highways Division, Bangladesh

Road corridors through Bangladesh

Status of Road Corridors

Interventions to improve Corridors

Key Challenges

Contents

through Bangladesh

Asian Highway

(AH)

SAARC Highway Corridor

(SHC)

SASEC Road

Corridor

(SHC)

BIMSTEC Road

Corridor

(BRC)

BCIM Route

(BCIM)

Regional Connectivity Corridors

Asian Highway and Bangladesh

• US ESCAP adopted the agreement on 18 November 2003

Intergovernmental Agreement on AH

Network

• Bangladesh signed the Instrument of Accession in 2009

Bangladesh’s involvement in AH

Asian Highway 1

Tamabil

Benapole

Tamabil

Sylhet

Sherpur

Mirpur

Sarial

Nashingdi

Katchpur

Dhaka (S)

Mawa

Charjanajat

Bhanga

Bhatiapara

Kalna FG

Narail

Jessore

53 km

39 km

45 km

61 km

47 km

38 km

10 km

0 km

29 km

37 km

3 km

24 km

32 km

Total 491 km

35

km

38 km

Benapole

Status of Asian Highway 1

Tamabil

Benapole

Sections Class km Interventions

Tamabil Sylhet II 53 FS & DD completed

Sylhet Sherpur II 39 FS & DD completed

Sherpur Mirpur II 45 FS & DD completed

Mirpur Sarail II 61 FS & DD completed

Sarail Narhsingdi II 47 FS & DD completed

Narhsingdi Katchpur II 38 FS & DD completed

Katchpur Dhaka (S) II 10 upgraded

Dhaka (S) Mawa II 35 DD ongoing

Mawa Charjanajat Below III 0 Missing Link

Charjanajat Bhanga II 29 DD completed

Bhanga Bhatiapara II 37 To be upgraded

Bhatiapara Kalna FG Below III 3 Missing Link

Kalna FG Narail III, Below III 24 To be upgraded

Narail Jessore III 32 To be upgraded

Jessore Benapol II 38 To be upgraded

Asian Highway 2

Tamabil

Banglabandha Tamabil

Sylhet

Sherpur

Sarail

Narshingdi

Katchpur

Dhaka (N)

Kaliakoir

Elenga

Hatikamrul

Bogra

Gobindagonj

Ranjgpur

Beldanga

53 km

39 km

61 km

47 km

38 km

10 km

20 km

50 km

40 km

56 km

34 km

71 km

67 km

Panchagarh

76 km

Banglabandha

56 km

Joydevpur

20

km

Total 512 km

22 km

Dhaka (S)

Status of Asian Highway 2

Tamabil

Banglabandha

Sections Class km Projects

Dhaka (South) Dhaka (North) I 20 Developed

Dhaka (North) Joydevpur I 22 Developed

Joydevpur Kaliakoir II 20 SASEC Project ongoing

Kariakoir Elenga II 50 SASEC Project ongoing

Elenga Hatikamrul II 40 FS & DD completed

Hatikamrul Bogra II 56 FS & DD completed

Bogra Gonbindaganj II 34 FS & DD completed

Gonbindaganj Rangpur II 71 FS & DD completed

Rangpur Beldanga II 67 To be developed

Beldanga Panchagarh II 76 To be developed

Panchagarh Banglabandha II 56 Developed as Class II

Asian Highway 41

Teknaf

Mongla

Chittagong

Teknaf

Cox’s Bazar

Keranirhat

Chittagong

Feni

Moinamoti

Daudkandi

Dhaka (N)

Joydevpur

Kaliakoir

Elenga

Banpara

Dasuria

87 km

92 km

49 km

88 km

63 km

43 km

26 km

22 km

20 km

50 km

40 km

51 km

23 km

Paksey

9 km

Kushtia

31 km

Dhaka (S)

20

km

Total 754 km

Jhenaidah

Jessore

Khulna

Mongla

45 km

62 km

43 km

10 km

42

km

Katchpur

Hatikamrul

Status of Asian Highway 41

Teknaf

Mongla

Chittagong

Sections km Class Status

Teknaf Cox's Bazar 87 II FS and DD completed

Cox's Bazar Keranirhat 92 II FS and DD completed

Keranirhat Chittagong 49 II FS and DD completed

Chittagong Feni 88 II Upgrading ongoing

Feni Moinamoti 63 II Upgrading ongoing

Moinamoti Daudkandi 43 II Upgrading ongoing

Daudkandi Katchpur 26 I Upgraded to 4-lane

Hatikamrul Banpara 51 II FS & DD completed

Banpara Dasuria 23 II FS & DD completed

Dasuria Paksey 9 II To be upgraded

Paksey Kushtia 31 II To be upgraded

Kushtia Jhenaidah 42 II To be upgraded

Jhenaidah Jessore 45 II FS ongoing

Jessore Khulna 62 II FS ongoing

Khulna Mongla 43 II FS & DD completed

SAARC Highway Corridors in Bangladesh

SHC4/SCH8

SHC5

SHC8 SHC9 SHC6

SHC1/SHC5

SHCs mostly align with AH1, AH2 and AH41

SHCs allow landlocked countries or territories to access seaports in Bangladesh

There is one ferry crossing at Daulatdia/Paturia point (Padma River)

New Delhi

Lahore

Kolkata Dhaka

Agartala

SAARC Highway Corridor 1

Lahore-New Delhi-Kolkata-Petrapole/Benapole-Dhaka-Akhaura/Agartala

Potential to carry major

interregional traffic and

potential to provide

shorter route leading to

transport cost savings

Kathmandu

Panitanki/Phulbari

Hatikumrul

Chittagong Mogla

SAARC Highway Corridor 4

Katmandu- Kakarvita-Phubari-Banglabandha- Mongla/ Chittagong

Provides access to landlocked Nepal to Bangladesh Ports

Sandrop Jongkhar (Bhutan)

Gowahati (India)

Tamabil (Bangladesh)

Dhaka Kolkata

SAARC Highway Corridor 5

Snadrop Jongkhar- Guwahati- Shillong-Sylhet-Dhaka-Kolkata

Potential to provide shorter route leading to transport cost savings

SAARC Highway Corridor 6

Agartola-Akhaura-Chittagong

Shorter access to Chittagong port for Indian North Eastern States

Agartala Akhaura

Comilla

Chittagong

SHC6/BRC6: Agartola- Akhaura-Chittagong

Thimpu

Phuensholing

Burimari

Hatikumrul

Mongla

Chittagong

SAARC Highway Corridor 8

Thimphu-Phuentsholing- Jaigaon-Burimari-Mongla- Chittagong

Access to landlocked Bhutan to Bangladeshi ports

SAARC Highway Corridor 9

Malda-Shibgonj-Jamuna Briade

Potential to provide direct connectivity to carry future traffic

Maldah

Sonamahjid

Rajshahi

Sirajgonj/Jamuna Bridge

Sl Road Corridor Aligns with

1. Kolkata-Petrapole/Benapole-Dhaka-Akhaura-

Agartala

AH1, SHC1

2. Kathmandu-Kakarvita-Phulbari-Banglabandha-

Mongla / Chittagong

AH2, AH41, SHC4

3. Samdrupjongkhar-Shillong-Sylhet-Dhaka-

Kolkata

AH1, SHC1, SHC5

4. Agartala-Akhaura-Chittagong SHC6

5. Thimphu-Phuenthsholing-Jaigon-

Chengrabandha-Burimari - / Mongla

AH2, AH41, SHC8

6. Maldha-Shibgang-JamunaBridge, Bangladesh SHC9

7. Chittagong-Ramu (Cox’s Bazaar)-Teknaf-

Maungdaw

AH41

BIMSTEC Corridors

BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistic Study (BTILS) identifies 14 corridors of regional significance. Seven of them connects Bangladesh

Thimpu

Phuensholing

Burimari

Hatikumrul

Mongla

Chittagong

SASEC Corridor 4

Thimphu-Phuentsholing- Jaigaon-Burimari-Mongla- Chittagong

Access to landlocked Bhutan to Bangladeshi ports

Kathmandu

Panitanki/Phulbari

Hatikumrul

Chittagong Mogla

SASEC Road Corridor 9

Katmandu- Kakarvita-Phubari-Banglabandha- Mongla/ Chittagong

Provides access to landlocked Nepal to Bangladesh Ports

Dhaka

Chittagong Mogla

Kolkata

SASEC Road Corridor 5A

Kolkata-Jessore-Khulna-Mongla

Khulna-Jessore-Dhaka-Chittagong

Kunming

Lashio (Myanmar

Imphal

Sylhet

Dhaka

Kolkata

BCIM Corridor

BCIM Forum aims to revive historic “Southern Silk Route”

BCIM route crosses four countries through some challenging terrains

Significant road improvement needed in Assam, Manipur and Myanmar

Intervention along road corridors

Routes Length

(km)

Interventions Corridors

Joydevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga road section

in N4 and N405

70 This project is going to upgrade the

existing 2-lane highway to a 4-lane

highway with the provision for a

separate lane for slow-moving

vehicles. This project is expected to

be implemented during 2013-2017.

Construction of 70 kilometers road is

expected to commence by February

2015;

AH2, SHC4 SASEC4,

SASEC9

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga-Bhatiapara (N8, 101 km, Class II) section

101 studied under SRTPPF and the

detailed design has been completed.

AH1

Upgrading of Hatikamrul-Rangpur-National

Highway into 4-lane Highways

157 FS and DD has been completed. AH2, SHC4, SHC8,

SASEC4, SASEC9

Upgrading of Khulna-Mongla Road

into 4 lane

48 studied under SRTPPF and the detailed design has been completed.

AH41, SHC4 SHC8,

SASEC4, SASEC9,

SASEC5A

Upgrading of Rangpur-Teesta-Burimari Road

into 4 lane Highway

138 FS & DD has been completed. AH2, SHC8, SASEC4

Upgrading of Sonamasjid-Rajshahi-Hatikamrul

Road into 4 lane

205 FS and DD are being prepared SHC9, AH41,

SASEC4, SASEC9

Intervention along road corridors (..contd.)

Routes Length

(km)

Interventions Corridors

Chittagong-Cox's Bazar-Teknaf 225 studied under SRTPPF and the detailed design has been completed.

AH41

Upgrading of Dharkar-Akhaura-

Senarbadi Road to a 4-lane

Highway

13 FS and DD has been completed. SHC1, SHC6

Upgrading of Comilla-

Brahmanbaria Highway to a 4-lane

Highway

85 FS and DD has been completed. SHC6

4-laning of Dhaka (Katchpur)-

Bhairab-Sarail--Sylhet-Tamabil

Road (N-2)

286 FS and DD has been completed. AH1, SHC1, BCIM

Upgrading of Dhaka-Chittagong

Highway (from Daudkandi to

Chittagong)

192 Project is being implemented AH41, SCH4, SHC8,

SASEC4, SASEC9

Policy interventions to promote connectivity

Road Master Plan 2009

Perspective Plan 2010-2021

Sixth Five Year Plan 2011-2015

Motor Vehicles Axle Load Control Station Implementation Policy, 2012

National Integrated Multimodal Transport Policy, 2013

SAARC Motor Vehicle Agreement (to be placed in SAARC Summit,2014)

Challenges

• Missing links on AH1, SHC1 need to be bridged

• Sub-standard sections on AH, SHC need upgrading

Restoring missing links & upgrading

sub-standard sections

• Financing will be needed for upgrading

• Where possible, PPP options should be explored

• Support from development partners needed

• Regional Infrastructure Fund

Financing

• Road Geometry to allow international traffic

• Harmonization of Standards

• Border facilities

• Multimodal integration

Infrastructure

Thank You