Bangladesh highway widening project to commence shortly

Widening work for a key highway link in Bangladesh will commence shortly. The work will be carried out on the 41km link from the Akhaura logistics centre to the river port of Ashungaj.
June 22, 2017 Read time: 1 min

Widening work for a key highway link in Bangladesh will commence shortly. The work will be carried out on the 41km link from the Akhaura logistics centre to the river port of Ashungaj. The project is costing in excess of US$441 million. Completion of the work is expected in 2020. Much of the funding necessary for the construction work will come from India.

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