Английская Википедия:Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox tunnel Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel (Шаблон:Lang-bn), Шаблон:Small Bangabandhu Tunnel, is an underwater expressway tunnel in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh under the Karnaphuli river. The length of the entire route is Шаблон:Convert, with the tunnel making up Шаблон:Convert of the length. The tunnel diameter is Шаблон:Convert. It is expected, over 17,000 vehicles will be able to use this tunnel daily.[1] The cost of the project is estimated at US$1.1B, of which around half is financed by the Exim Bank of China.[2][3] The Karnaphuli Tunnel is the first underwater road tunnel in South Asia.[4][5][3] It is expected to improve the Dhaka—Chittagong—Cox's Bazar highway network.[6][7][8] A Chinese company, China Communications Construction Company, was selected to construct it.[9] The tunnel segments were produced in Zhenjiang, China.[3]
History
On October 14, 2016, Bangladesh Prime Minister and Chinese President Xi Jinping laid the foundation stone of the project.[10] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping inaugurated the construction site of the Karnaphuli Tunnel on 14 October 2017. Hasina officially inaugurated the construction of the tunnel and inaugurated the tunnel boring phase on February 24, 2019.[3][11] On Saturday 28 October 2023, Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Karnaphuli Tunnel and was made available for traffic from 6 am the next day.[1][12]
Financing
The construction of the tunnel costed 10 thousand 374 crores.[13][11] In October 2016, during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Dhaka, the loan agreement for the construction of the Karnaphuli tunnel was signed. According to the agreement, Exim Bank of China is giving Tk 5 thousand 913 crore[13] as a 20-year loan. The rest of the funding is being done by the Bangladesh government. Exim Bank's financing interest rate is 2 percent.
Toll
Toll rates has been fixed for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel.[14]
Vehicle Type | Toll Rate (Tk) |
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Private Cars & Pick-up Trucks | 200 |
Microbuses | 250 |
Buses (< 31 seats) | 300 |
Buses (32 seats or more) | 400 |
Big Buses (3XL) | 500 |
Trucks (up to 5 tonnes) | 400 |
Trucks (8 tonnes) | 500 |
Trucks (11 tonnes) | 600 |
3XL Trailer | 800 |
4XL Trailer | 1000 |
Additional charge per XL | 200 |
Technologies
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel has more than 100 cameras[15] for security. These cameras will be able to clearly detect license plate numbers and faces of people according to tunnel officials.
See also
- Dhaka-Chittagong Highway
- Chittagong port
- List of megaprojects in Bangladesh
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, namesake of the tunnel
- Belt and Road Initiative
References
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