After Padma Bridge, motorbikes might be banned on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway
After Padma Bridge, Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is considering banning motorcycles on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway.
"We have already sent a proposal to ban motorbikes on the (Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga) expressway," AKM Manir Hossain Pathan, Chief Engineer of RHD, said today.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. However, motorbikes will be allowed on service lanes, he said after a signing ceremony at RHD headquarters today.
Replying to a question, he said that the decision regarding banning motorbikes on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway will be finalised following discussion with stakeholders.
RHD today signed a contract with a joint venture led by Korean Expressway Corporation for maintenance and operation of the expressway, collecting toll from vehicles and installing ITS on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway.
Earlier on June 26, Bangladesh Bridge Authority banned motorbikes on Padma Bridge from 6am of June 27 until further notice.
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