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OTH: Bangladesh Subregional Transport Project Preparatory Facility (RRP BAN 44142) List of Priority Subregional Road Projects Project Length Project Cost Subregional km $ million Implication A. Priority Road Project (Feasibility Study under ADB TA) Part of SAARC1&4 or alternate 1. Joydevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Hatikamrul road section in N4 and N405 110 190 2. Faridpur-Barisal road section in N8 128 220 3. Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga road section in N8 60 105 B. Chittagong-Cox's Bazar-Teknaf 225 390 AH41 C. Petrapole (India)- Benapole-Jessore-Magura-Daulatdia-Paturia-Dharkar- Akhaura-Agartala (India) 374km Relevant Projects AH1 & SAARC1 1. 4 laning of Douladia-Magura-Jhinaidhaha-Jessore- Khulna National Highway 222 400 2. Construction of 2nd Meghna-Gomti Bridge on Dhaka-Chittagong National Highway 1.3 56 D. Phulbari (India)-Banglabandha-Hatikumrul-(N507,N6,N704,N7)-Mongla AH2 & AH41 & 664km Relevant Projects SAARC4 1. Upgrading of Hatikamrul-Rangpur National Highway into 4-lane 157 270 2. Upgrading of Khulna-Mongla Road into 4 lane with link to Dhigraj to Mongla Ferry Ghat 48 85 3. Construction of a bridge over the river Mongla at Mongla on Khulna-Mongla Road 1 43 E. Dawki/Tamabil-(N2)-Sylhet-Dhaka 286km AH1 & SAARC5 1. 4-Laning of Dhaka (Katchpur)-Bhairab-Jagadishpur- Shaistaganj-Sylhet-Tamabil Road (N-2) 286 490 F. Akhaura-(R102)-Dharkar-(N102)-Comilla-(N1)-Chittagong 215km Relevant Projects AH1 & SAARC6 1. Upgrading of Dharkar-Akhaura-Senarbadi Road into 4 lane 13 22 2. Upgrading of Comilla-Brahmonbaria Highway into 4 lane 85 150 G. Burimari-(N509,N506,N5)-Rangpur 138km SAARC8 1. Improvement of Rangpur-Teesta-Burimari Road into 4 lane 138 237 H.Sonamasjid-(Z6801,Z6816,R680)-Rajshahi-Jamuna Bridge 219km Relevant Projects SAARC9 1. Upgrading of Sonamasjid-Rajshahi-Hatikamrul Road into 4 lane. 205 351 AH: Asian Highway, SAARC Corridor: Regional Corridors identified in SAARC Regional Multimodal Transport Study 2 List of Priority Subregional Railway Projects Project Cost Subregional Project Length (Million) importance km BDT US$ Feasibility study and detailed design Construction of Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga-Jessore rail link TAR & Direct (Padma Bridge Rail Link Project). Alternative to Phase I (Dhaka-Bhanga) 85 49,787 722 SAARC Rail Corridor 1 Phase II (Bhanga-Jessore) feasibility study only 75 27,600 400 Construction of Khulna - Mongla Port Rail Line including Connection to 53 17,250 250 feasibility study. Mongla Detailed design Construction of single line Metre Gauge Railway track TAR from Dohazari to Cox’s Bazar via Ramu and Ramu to 128 20,562 300 Missing Link Gundum near Myanmar Border. Feasibility study TAR & Construction of Railway Bridge with Provision of Dual SAARC Rail 17,000 250 Gauge Double Track Over the river Jamuna Corridors 1 and 4 TAR & Strengthening/Re-construction of Hardinge Bridge to 17,250 250 Connection to allow Trans Asian Traffic. Mongla Replacement and modernization of Railway signaling system of 20 stations in between Ishurdi- Parbatipur Connection to section, 5 stations in between Rajshahi- Abdulpur 4,900 70 Chittagong section and 15 stations in between Darsana- Khulna section in west zone of BR. SAARC Rail Construction of Separate Railway Bridge Over the river 1,640 Corridors 1 Jamuna near Bahadurabad – Phulchari Ghat. and 4 TAR: Trans-Asia Railway Network, SAARC Corridors: Regional Corridors identified in SAARC Regional Multimodal Transport Study .
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