Airport Road, Dhaka Explained

Airport Road
Other Name:Tongi division Road
Former Names:Bir Uttam Ziaur Rahman Road
Part Of:N3
Maint:Dhaka North City Corporation
Length Km:15
Country:Bangladesh
Location:Dhaka
Terminus A:Bijoy Sarani
Direction A:South
Terminus B:Jashimuddin Avenue
Direction B:North

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)[4] is one of the best maintained roads in Bangladesh,[5] It has a divider; however it doesn't have a shoulder for emergency and breakdown.

Landmarks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airport Road, Dhaka . Google Maps . 2011-12-14.
  2. Web site: Dhaka Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at . Pbase.com . 2011-12-14.
  3. News: Hafez Ahmed . Kuril flyover to be completed by next year . Daily Sun . Dhaka . 2011-06-30 . 2011-12-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194500/http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_30-06-2011_ds-kuril-flyover-to-be-completed-by-next-year_262_1_10_1_17.html . 2013-10-29 .
  4. Web site: Photo of Beautification of Airport road Dhaka, Bangladesh . Panoramio . 2008-05-06 . 2011-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190205/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/9991018 . 2013-10-29 . dead .
  5. Web site: Photo of Airport Road, Dhaka . Panoramio . 2011-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194238/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/20164323?source=wapi&referrer=www.panoramio.com . 2013-10-29 . dead .