<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the 2.34km Mirpur-Kalshi flyover for vehicular movement at a function at Kalshi intersection adjoining Balur ground in the city at 10am tomorrow.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam, Dhaka north city Mayor Md Atiqul Islam, Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Dhaka-16 lawmaker Md Elias Uddin Mollah, Local Government Division Secretary Muhammad Ibrahim are expected to join the inaugural ceremony, among others.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Under the Road Widening and Development from ECB Square to Mirpur and Construction of Flyover on Kalshi Circle Project, the 2335 meter long flyover has been built and a 3.70 km stretch of road from the ECB square to Kalshi has been widened.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On January 9, 2018, the project got the ECNEC’s approval.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">DNCC and Bangladesh Army (24 Engineer Construction Brigade) implemented the project at a cost of around Taka 1,012 crore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the project details, the flyover looks like an English alphabet ‘Y’. The previously four lane roads have been widened to six lanes in view to ease passenger commute.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The main four-lane flyover runs from ECB square towards Kalshi and Mirpur DOHS, while a two-lane ramp descends from Kalshi intersection to Kalshi Road.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) public relations office, the project also includes extension of a PC girder bridge, construction of two foot over-bridges, a public toilet, two police boxes, a 7.40 kilometer RCC drain and saucer drain, a 1755 meter RCC pipe drain, retaining wall, 3383 meter communication duct, 800000 linear meter sand compaction pile, separate cycle lane, and six bus bays.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The project is expected to ease travel among the areas of Mirpur, DOHS, Pallabi, Kalshi, Mahakhali, Banani, Uttara and Airport. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>