Dhaka Elevated Expressway is Bangladesh's first elevated expressway project,[1] which will connect the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with Kutubkhali via Kawla, Kuril, Banani, Mohakhali, Tejgaon, Hatirjheel, Moghbazar, Kamalapur, Sayedabad and Jatrabari of Dhaka.[2][3] It is one of the largest infrastructure projects taken up by the incumbent government to ease traffic congestion in the capital.[4] It will be Шаблон:Convert long (46.73 km with the connecting ramps)[5] and will cost around Шаблон:BDTConvert.[3] On September 2, 2023, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ceremoniously opened the Airport-Farmgate section of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, with her motorcade covering the toll of Tk 2,000 for 25 vehicles.[6] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 11.5 km Airport-Farmgate section of the 19.73 km Dhaka Elevated Expressway, a pioneering infrastructure project in Bangladesh. This development holds great promise for alleviating traffic congestion and shortening commuting times in the capital city. Commuters were thrilled to be able to cover the distance between Kawla and Farmgate in just 10 minutes, with speeds reaching up to 60 km per hour.[7]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated construction of the expressway on April 30, 2011, with a hope that it will be completed in three and a half years.[3] The 11.5 km Airport- Farmgate segment of the expressway has been completed and is operational since 2 September 2023, and the rest is still under construction. The expressway will cover Kawla, Kuril, Banani, Mohakhali, Tejgaon, Hatirjheel, Moghbazar, Kamalapur, Sayedabad, Jatrabari to Qutubkhali on Dhaka-Chittagong highway.
