Dhaka commuters urged to avoid Airport -Uttara route for 60hrs

Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit Company authorities have requested commuters in the capital not to use the Dhaka-Uttara route via Khilkhet for three days from Thursday.

The city commuters have been asked to avoid the route from 6 pm on Thursday to 6 am on Sunday.

The move comes as the traffic situation on the route is expected to be worsening due to the development work of the BRT project.

Special road development work for the BRT project will be conducted in the airport area during the period, said a special traffic advisory signed by ASM Ilias Shah, project director of the BRT.

Under the circumstances, all public and private vehicles have been advised to avoid Dhaka Airport-Uttara route to avert any untoward incident.

Earlier on August 15, five members of a family, including two children, were crushed to death after a girder of the BRT project in Uttara fell on their private car. A newlywed couple also travelling with them fortunately escaped the death.