Bangabandhu Tunnel 98pc construction work finished

Bangabandhu Tunnel 98pc construction work finished

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram is getting ready for opening to traffic as its 98 percent construction works have been so far completed. “Now the workers are bustling to give final touch as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to the tunnel in September,” Project Director (PD) Md Harunur Rashid Chowdhury told BSS. He said workers and engineers concerned are working round the clock for opening the mega project to traffic in September. “Already 98 percent of the tunnel work has been completed. The remaining two percent works will be completed soon. However, the project tenure will end on December 30,” he said. The project director said there is no major work in the tunnel, while both tubes are ready, adding, “If everything goes well, then we can finish the work by August. However, the ministry will decide when it will be inaugurated.” Earlier, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader at a function said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel.