Airport Road (Dhaka)
Airport Road | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by | Dhaka North City Corporation |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Kuril Junction |
| North end | Abdullahpur Junction |
| Location | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
Airport Road (Bengali: বিমানবন্দর সড়ক), also known as Tongi Diversion Road, a part of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway (N3), is an 8-lane major artery road in Dhaka, that connects Dhaka city, with the Shahjalal International Airport.[1] It is also the main artery that connects Dhaka with the northern suburb of Uttara and the only road that connects Dhaka with northern Districts of Bangladesh and vice versa.[2] Traffic is fairly smooth throughout the road, due to flyovers and interchanges.[3]
Facilities
Built as a highway to facilitate movement with northern districts of Bangladesh. The 8 lane highway (4 lanes on each side)ref>"Photo of Beautification of Airport road Dhaka, Bangladesh". Panoramio. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-12-14.</ref> is one of the best maintained roads in Bangladesh,[4] It has a divider; however it doesn't have a shoulder for emergency and breakdown.
Gallery
Banani area of airport road
Banani overpass dhaka
Kuril flyover on airport road
Near Army Golf Club
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References
- ^ "Airport Road, Dhaka". Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Dhaka Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at". Pbase.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ Hafez Ahmed (2011-06-30). "Kuril flyover to be completed by next year". Daily Sun. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Photo of Airport Road, Dhaka". Panoramio. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-12-14.