Strengthening Transport Connectivity through Road Corridors in Bangladesh Md. Moinuddin, Addl. Secretary

Strengthening Transport Connectivity
through Road Corridors in Bangladesh
Md. Moinuddin, Addl. Secretary
Roads Transport and Highways Division, Bangladesh
Contents
Road corridors through Bangladesh
Status of Road Corridors
Interventions to improve Corridors
Key Challenges
Regional Connectivity Corridors
through Bangladesh
Asian
Highway
(AH)
SAARC
Highway
Corridor
(SHC)
SASEC
Road
Corridor
BIMSTEC
Road
Corridor
(SHC)
(BRC)
BCIM
Route
(BCIM)
Asian Highway and Bangladesh
Intergovernmental
Agreement on AH
Network
• US ESCAP adopted the agreement on 18
November 2003
Bangladesh’s
involvement in AH
• Bangladesh signed the Instrument of Accession
in 2009
Asian Highway 1
Tamabil
Mawa
53 km
Tamabil
0 km
Sylhet
Charjanajat
39 km
Mirpur
Bhanga
35 km
Sherpur
45 km
29 km
37 km
Bhatiapara
61 km
Sarial
Benapole
3 km
Kalna FG
47 km
Nashingdi
24 km
Narail
38 km
Katchpur
10 km
Dhaka (S)
32 km
Jessore
38 km
Benapole
Total 491 km
Status of Asian Highway 1
Tamabil
Tamabil
Sylhet
Sherpur
Benapole
Sections
Sylhet
Sherpur
Mirpur
Class
II
II
II
km
53
39
45
Interventions
FS & DD completed
FS & DD completed
FS & DD completed
II
61
FS & DD completed
Mirpur
Sarail
Sarail
Narhsingdi
Katchpur
Dhaka (S)
Mawa
Charjanajat
Narhsingdi
Katchpur
Dhaka (S)
Mawa
Charjanajat
Bhanga
II
II
II
II
Below III
II
47
38
10
35
0
29
FS & DD completed
FS & DD completed
upgraded
DD ongoing
Missing Link
DD completed
Bhanga
Bhatiapara
Kalna FG
Narail
Jessore
Bhatiapara
Kalna FG
Narail
Jessore
Benapol
II
Below III
III, Below III
III
II
37
3
24
32
38
To be upgraded
Missing Link
To be upgraded
To be upgraded
To be upgraded
Asian Highway 2
Banglabandha
Tamabil
Kaliakoir
53 km
Sylhet
Elenga
39 km
40 km
Sherpur
61 km
Hatikamrul
56 km
Sarail
47 km
Narshingdi
Bogra
20 km
Tamabil
50 km
34 km
Gobindagonj
38 km
Katchpur
71 km
Ranjgpur
10 km
Dhaka (S)
67 km
Beldanga
20 km
76 km
Dhaka (N)
22 km
Panchagarh
56 km
Joydevpur
Banglabandha
Total 512 km
Status of Asian Highway 2
Banglabandha
Tamabil
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
Dhaka (N)
87 km
22 km
Cox’s Bazar
20 km
Keranirhat
49 km
Kaliakoir
50 km
Daudkandi
26 km
Chittagong
Katchpur
10 km
Dhaka (S)
Teknaf
Khulna
43 km
Mongla
51 km
Banpara
23 km
Dasuria
9 km
Paksey
31 km
Kushtia
42 km
Hatikamrul
43 km
Mongla
62 km
40 km
63 km
Moinamoti
Jessore
Elenga
20 km
Chittagong
Feni
45 km
Joydevpur
92 km
88 km
Jhenaidah
Total 754 km
Status of Asian Highway 41
Mongla
Chittagong
Teknaf
Sections
Teknaf
Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar
Keranirhat
Keranirhat
Chittagong
km
87
92
49
Class
II
II
II
Chittagong
Feni
Moinamoti
Daudkandi
Hatikamrul
Banpara
Dasuria
Paksey
Kushtia
Jhenaidah
Jessore
Khulna
88
63
43
26
51
23
9
31
42
45
62
43
II
II
II
I
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Feni
Moinamoti
Daudkandi
Katchpur
Banpara
Dasuria
Paksey
Kushtia
Jhenaidah
Jessore
Khulna
Mongla
Status
FS and DD completed
FS and DD completed
FS and DD completed
Upgrading ongoing
Upgrading ongoing
Upgrading ongoing
Upgraded to 4-lane
FS & DD completed
FS & DD completed
To be upgraded
To be upgraded
To be upgraded
FS ongoing
FS ongoing
FS & DD completed
SAARC Highway Corridors in Bangladesh
SHC4/SCH8
SHCs mostly align with
AH1, AH2 and AH41
SHC5
SHC9
SHC6
SHC8
SHCs allow landlocked
countries or territories to
access seaports in
Bangladesh
There is one ferry crossing
at Daulatdia/Paturia point
(Padma River)
SHC1/SHC5
SAARC Highway Corridor 1
Lahore-New Delhi-KolkataPetrapole/Benapole-DhakaAkhaura/Agartala
Lahore
Potential to carry major
interregional traffic and
potential to provide
shorter route leading to
transport cost savings
New Delhi
Agartala
Kolkata
Dhaka
SAARC Highway Corridor 4
Kathmandu
Katmandu- KakarvitaPhubari-BanglabandhaMongla/ Chittagong
Panitanki/Phulbari
Provides access to
landlocked Nepal to
Bangladesh Ports
Hatikumrul
Mogla
Chittagong
SAARC Highway Corridor 5
Sandrop Jongkhar
(Bhutan)
Snadrop JongkharGuwahati- Shillong-SylhetDhaka-Kolkata
Gowahati (India)
Tamabil
(Bangladesh)
Dhaka
Kolkata
Potential to provide
shorter route leading to
transport cost savings
SAARC Highway Corridor 6
SHC6/BRC6: Agartola- Akhaura-Chittagong
Agartola-AkhauraChittagong
Akhaura
Agartala
Shorter access to
Chittagong port for
Indian North Eastern
States
Comilla
Chittagong
SAARC Highway Corridor 8
Thimpu
Burimari
Phuensholing
Hatikumrul
Mongla
Chittagong
Thimphu-PhuentsholingJaigaon-Burimari-MonglaChittagong
Access to landlocked
Bhutan to
Bangladeshi ports
SAARC Highway Corridor 9
Malda-Shibgonj-Jamuna
Briade
Maldah
Sonamahjid
Sirajgonj/Jamuna
Bridge
Rajshahi
Potential to provide direct
connectivity to carry
future traffic
BIMSTEC Corridors
BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistic Study (BTILS) identifies 14 corridors of
regional significance. Seven of them connects Bangladesh
Sl
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Road Corridor
Kolkata-Petrapole/Benapole-Dhaka-AkhauraAgartala
Kathmandu-Kakarvita-Phulbari-BanglabandhaMongla / Chittagong
Samdrupjongkhar-Shillong-Sylhet-DhakaKolkata
Agartala-Akhaura-Chittagong
Thimphu-Phuenthsholing-JaigonChengrabandha-Burimari - / Mongla
Maldha-Shibgang-JamunaBridge, Bangladesh
Chittagong-Ramu (Cox’s Bazaar)-TeknafMaungdaw
Aligns with
AH1, SHC1
AH2, AH41, SHC4
AH1, SHC1, SHC5
SHC6
AH2, AH41, SHC8
SHC9
AH41
SASEC Corridor 4
Thimpu
Burimari
Phuensholing
Hatikumrul
Mongla
Chittagong
Thimphu-PhuentsholingJaigaon-Burimari-MonglaChittagong
Access to landlocked
Bhutan to
Bangladeshi ports
SASEC Road Corridor 9
Kathmandu
Katmandu- KakarvitaPhubari-BanglabandhaMongla/ Chittagong
Panitanki/Phulbari
Provides access to
landlocked Nepal to
Bangladesh Ports
Hatikumrul
Mogla
Chittagong
SASEC Road Corridor 5A
Kolkata-Jessore-KhulnaMongla
Khulna-Jessore-DhakaChittagong
Dhaka
Kolkata
Mogla
Chittagong
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
Sylhet
Kunming
Imphal
Dhaka
Kolkata
Lashio
(Myanmar
Intervention along road corridors
Routes
Length
(km)
Interventions
Corridors
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;
studied under SRTPPF and the
detailed design has been completed.
FS and DD has been completed.
AH2, SHC4 SASEC4,
SASEC9
SHC9, AH41,
SASEC4, SASEC9
Joydevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga road section
in N4 and N405
70
Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga-Bhatiapara (N8, 101 km,
Class II) section
101
Upgrading of Hatikamrul-Rangpur-National
Highway into 4-lane Highways
Upgrading of Khulna-Mongla Road
into 4 lane
157
Upgrading of Rangpur-Teesta-Burimari Road
into 4 lane Highway
Upgrading of Sonamasjid-Rajshahi-Hatikamrul
Road into 4 lane
138
AH2, SHC4, SHC8,
SASEC4, SASEC9
studied under SRTPPF and the
AH41, SHC4 SHC8,
detailed design has been completed. SASEC4, SASEC9,
SASEC5A
FS & DD has been completed.
AH2, SHC8, SASEC4
205
FS and DD are being prepared
48
AH1
Intervention along road corridors (..contd.)
Routes
Chittagong-Cox's Bazar-Teknaf
Length
(km)
225
Upgrading of Dharkar-Akhaura13
Senarbadi Road to a 4-lane
Highway
Upgrading of Comilla85
Brahmanbaria Highway to a 4-lane
Highway
4-laning of Dhaka (Katchpur)286
Bhairab-Sarail--Sylhet-Tamabil
Road (N-2)
Upgrading of Dhaka-Chittagong
Highway (from Daudkandi to
Chittagong)
192
Interventions
Corridors
studied under SRTPPF and the
detailed design has been
completed.
FS and DD has been completed.
AH41
FS and DD has been completed.
SHC6
FS and DD has been completed.
AH1, SHC1, BCIM
Project is being implemented
AH41, SCH4, SHC8,
SASEC4, SASEC9
SHC1, SHC6
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
Restoring missing
links & upgrading
sub-standard
sections
Financing
Infrastructure
• Missing links on AH1, SHC1 need to be bridged
• Sub-standard sections on AH, SHC need upgrading
• Financing will be needed for upgrading
• Where possible, PPP options should be explored
• Support from development partners needed
• Regional Infrastructure Fund
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Road Geometry to allow international traffic
Harmonization of Standards
Border facilities
Multimodal integration
Thank You