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Improvement of Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway on PPP Basis
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Project Name:
Improvement of Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway on PPP Basis
Sector:
Transport
Department/Ministry:
Road Transport and Highway Division, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
Implementing Agency:
Roads and Highways Department
Location:
Chottogram & Cox’s Bazar
Background:

The Project road (136km) that is a part of Dhaka- Ctg- Teknaf road starts from 1.4Km south end of Shah Amanat Bridge and ends at Cox’s Bazar. The road is situated in the south-east of Bangladesh and forms a significant part of the NI national highway. The road is imperative from viewpoint of tourism as it connects the most popular tourist sites with the rest of the country. This road of stretch, which is a part of Asian Highway (AH-41), connects Cox’s Bazar, country’s busiest tourist destination and future “Energy Hub”. It passes through several markets and developed areas of Chattorgram and Cox’s Bazar districts. This proposed project would immensely contribute towards boosting of economic growth and facilitate regional connectivity with neighboring countries. The road is currently a two-lane road, which will be improved into a 4-lane road along with two service lanes on both sides of the improved 4 lane highway.

Objective:
  • To ensure better connectivity with South East part of Bangladesh.
  • To achieve economic growth target by providing a safe, reliable and access-controlled highway.
  • To improve quality of life of the people using this corridor.
  • To provide better comfort to the tourists and improvement of tourism industry in the reign
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Status:
The TA Service Provider, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). The project will not proceed as a PPP modality. Letters have been issued requesting for delisting of the project from PPP list and reimbursement of funds spent on July 30, November 6, December 4, 2023, January 2, 2024 and February 08, 2024.
Contact:

Muhammad Muklesur Rahman
Director (Admin)
Phone: +88 02 55007415
E-mail: dadmin@pppo.gov.bd
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Public Private Partnership Authority
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Plot: E, 13-B, 1st Floor, Sherebangla Nagar
Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
Bangladesh
Phone: +88 02 55007421
(Last updated 20 February 2024; subject to further revision.)
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