Asian Highway. A vision for the Future. Country Presentation: Bangladesh. 6 th Working Group Meeting on Asian Highway Seoul, Korea

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1 Asian Highway A vision for the Future 6 th Working Group Meeting on Asian Highway Seoul, Korea Country Presentation: Bangladesh 03 November 2015

2 Presentation Outline 1 Asian Highway(AH) 2 AH Network In Bangladesh 3 Signage on AH 4 Realignment Proposal of AH

3 Connectivity why do we need? Regional Connectivity is essential for seamless movement of people, goods and services across borders; Cross border transport connectivity an important factor for regional economic cooperation through investment, production, and trade; Connectivity enhances people to people contact;

4 Bangladesh Perspective : Advantageous geographical location allows it to connect with neighboring countries and global transport network; Recognizing the importance of regional connectivity in enhancing economic cooperation, Bangladesh has undertaken a wide range of programs to upgrade its corridor based transport network to a standard with a view to accommodating regional as well as international traffic.

5 Asian Highway Network

7 AH-1 : Tokyo, Japan to Kapikula, Turkey Kapikula Istambul Ankara Tehran Kabul Islamabad Beijing Tokyo Agra Mandalay Seol Dhaka Phno Penh Guangzhu Yangoon Bangkok AH1 Length: 20,551 km AH1 crosses 14 countries

8 AH-2 : Denpasar, Indonesia to Khosravi, Iran New Delhi Shiliguri Imphal Khorsravi Mandalay Quetta Multan Dhaka Bangkok Kuala Lumpur Singapore AH2 Length: 13,177 km AH2 crosses 10 countries Jakarta Denpasar

9 Status of AH in South Asia Country Primary Class I Class II Class III Bellow III Total (Km) Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Total Percentage UN ESCAP 2014

10 AH Network in Bangladesh

11 AH Network in Bangladesh Bangladesh signed Intergovernmental Agreement of Asian Highway Network (IGA) on 05 July 2009 IGA came into force on 08 November 2009 Three Asian Highway Routes crosses Bangladesh Asian Highway 1 (AH1), Asian Highway 2 (AH2) and Asian Highway 41 (AH41). Total length of the AH routes in Bangladesh is 1771 Km AH1 and AH2 substantially cross more than one sub region and connect Bangladesh with 28 countries. AH41 remains within the sub region.

12 AH Network in Bangladesh AH Route Length according to AH design standard(km) I II III/ Below III Total Length, Km (Common Part) AH AH (283,AH1) AH (160,AH2)

13 Asian Highway Data Base Length in Kilometer Primary Class I Class II Class III Below III Change % (8.5) (76.5) (75.0)

14 AH1 inside Bangladesh Tamabil Mawa 53 km 0 km Sylhet Charjanajat 39 km Mirpur Bhanga 35 km Sherpur 45 km 29 km 37 km Bhatiapara 61 km Sarial 3 km Kalna FG 47 km Nashingdi 24 km Narail 38 km Katchpur 10 km Dhaka (S) 32 km Jessore 38 km Benapole Total 492 km

15 Projects on AH1 Sections Length (Km) AH Standard Projects Tamabil Sylhet 55 II FS & DD completed Sylhet Shaistaganj 40.5 I/II FS & DD completed Shaistaganj Mirpur II FS & DD completed Mirpur Sarail 61 II FS & DD completed Sarail Narhsingdi 53 I/II FS & DD completed Narhsingdi Katchpur 33.5 I/II FS & DD completed Katchpur Dhaka (South) 8 I Already upgraded Dhaka (South) Mawa 35 I/II FS & DD completed Mawa Charjanajat 6.15 Padma Multipurpose Bridge Charjanajat Bhanga II FS & DD completed Bhanga Bhatiapara 38 II FS & DD ongoing Bhatiapara Kalna FG 3 III FS & DD ongoing Kalna FG Narail 24 III, Bellow III FS & DD ongoing Narail Jessore 32 II FS & DD ongoing Jessore Benapole 38 II FS & DD ongoing

16 AH2 inside Bangladesh Tamabil 53 km Sylhet 39 km Sherpur 61 km Sarail 47 km Narshingdi 38 km Katchpur 10 km Dhaka (S) 20 km Dhaka (N) 22 km Joydevpur 20 km Kaliakoir 50 km Elenga 40 km Hatikamrul 56 km Bogra 34 km Gobindagonj 71 km Ranjgpur 67 km Beldanga 76 km Panchagarh 56 km Banglabandha Total 517 km

17 Projects on AH2 Sections km Class Projects Dhaka (South) Dhaka (North) 20 I Developed Dhaka (North) Joydevpur 22 I Developed Joydevpur Kaliakoir 22 II SASEC Road Connectivity Project ongoing Kariakoir Elenga 49 II SASEC Road Connectivity Project ongoing Elenga Hatikamrul 41 II FS & DD completed Hatikamrul Bogra 55.5 II FS & DD completed Bogra Gonbindaganj II FS & DD completed Gonbindaganj Rangpur 66.5 II FS & DD completed Rangpur Beldanga 72.5 II FS & DD ongoing Beldanga Panchagarh II FS & DD ongoing Panchagarh Banglabandha 56 II FS & DD ongoing

18 AH41 inside Bangladesh Teknaf Dhaka (N) Jhenaidah 87 km 22 km 45 km Cox s Bazar Joydevpur Jessore 92 km 20 km 62 km Keranirhat 49 km Kaliakoir 50 km Khulna 43 km Chittagong Elenga Mongla 88 km Feni 63 km 20 km 40 km Hatikamrul 51 km 42 km Moinamoti 43 km Banpara 23 km Total 762 km Daudkandi Dasuria 26 km 9 km Katchpur 10 km Dhaka (S) Paksey 31 km Kushtia

19 Projects on AH41 Sections km Class Status Teknaf Cox's Bazar II FS & DD completed Cox's Bazar Keranirhat II FS & DD completed 5 Keranirhat Chittagong 48 II FS & DD completed Chittagong Feni 96 II Upgrading ongoing Feni Moinamoti 64 II Upgrading ongoing Moinamoti Daudkandi 44 II Upgrading ongoing Daudkandi Katchpur I Upgraded to 4 lane Hatikamrul Banpara 51 II FS & DD completed Banpara Dasuria 22 II FS & DD ongoing Dasuria Paksey 12 II FS & DD ongoing Paksey Kushtia 24 II FS & DD ongoing Kushtia Jhenaidah 45.5 II FS & DD ongoing Jhenaidah Jessore 4 II FS & DD completed Jessore Khulna II FS & DD completed Khulna Mongla 44 II FS and DD completed

20 Ongoing AH Projects in Bangladesh Bridging the Missing Link (Padma Multipurpose Bridge and Kalna Bridge) AH1 Dhaka Mawa to 4 lane AH1 Dhaka Chittagong to 4 lane AH41 Joydevpur Tangail Elenga to 4 lane AH2 and AH41 Three major bridges on Dhaka Chittagong Highway

21 Future AH Projects in Bangladesh Dhaka Sylhet to 4 lane AH1 and AH2 Hatikamrul Rangpur to 4 lane AH2 Rangpur Banglabandha to 4 Lane AH2 Mawa Bhatiapara Jessore Benapole to 4 Lane AH1 Chittagong Coxbazaar Teknaf to 4 Lane AH41

22 Asian Highway Signage

23 The Asian Highway signage is rectangular in shape and consists of the letters AH followed by the route number in Arabic numerals. White or black inscription affixed to or combined with other signs which can be easily identified and understood by drivers. AH 1 AH 61 AH 6 Article 4 of IGA Route signs should be placed on all routes within five (5) years from the date of entry into force of this Agreement for the State Concerned.

24 AH Signage Tamabil AHI and AH2 Banglabandha AH2 Ramu AH41

25 AH Signage Feni Narshingdi Bagerhat

26 Asian Highway Route Alignment

27 AH definition : Highway routes within subregions including those connecting to neighbouring subregions; and highway routes located within member States which provide access to: (a) Capitals; (b) Main industrial and Agricultural centres; (c) Major air, sea and river ports; (d) Major container terminals and depots; and (e) Major tourist attractions. Article 9 of IGA Amendments may be proposed by any Party after consultation and obtaining consensus with directly concerned neighbouring States except for an amendment relating to domestic alignment that does not change an international border crossing..

28 AH 41 route alignment Route status: Existing AH standard along new route : Class II Proposal for Improvement to Class I Under PPP Reasons for Proposal: Avoid Urban Area Save Travel time

29 Bangabandhu Bridge AH41 AH41 Bhogra Bhulta Madanpur Katchpur AH41

30 Conclusion AH is the core regional connectivity corridor across Asian countries; Yet, Bangladesh needs to identify synergies with other regional initiatives; The country has identified regional connectivity transport network under UNESCAP, SAARC, SASEC, BIMSTEC and BCIM. Many sections of these initiatives overlap with Asian Highway Routes; Bangladesh is giving priority on up gradation of AH road sections; Bangladesh emphasizes corridor based road development with a view to accommodating regional as well as international traffic.

31 Thank you

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