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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, the first underwater tunnel in South Asia
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Barely a month after its completion, the Bangabandhu Tunnel successfully underwent both normal and emergency test runs in early October 2023. The tunnel is expected to be inaugurated on Oct 28 and open to the public from Oct 29.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel Project Overview
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel is in short known as Bangabandhu Tunnel or otherwise Karnaphuli Tunnel. It is an under-construction underwater expressway tunnel in the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh, across the Karnaphuli River.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel is the first underwater tunnel in the South Asia region. It is 3.32 kilometres long and 10.80 meters wide. The tunnel has a shield section of 2,450 meters in length and an outer diameter of 11.8 meters. It features an approach road of 5.25 kilometres alongside 727 meters of an over-bridge.
China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), is the Karnaphuli Tunnel project contractor. CCCC is working on the project in collaboration with China Road and Bridge Corporation. The cost of the project is estimated at US$ 1.1bn, of which around half is financed by the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China.
Significant progress of Bangabandhu Tunnel - Bangladesh Post
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Start of construction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel
The overall construction of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel began in October 2017.
Upon completion, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel is expected to improve the Dhaka—Chittagong—Cox’s Bazar highway network, and the traffic conditions in Chittagong, as well as promote the economic development of Bangladesh.
It will also play an important role in improving the Asian Highway Network, strengthening the connectivity between Bangladesh and neighbouring countries, and boosting the international development of Bangladesh. |
