Cox's Bazar link road–Laboni moure highway is a
national highway located in the district of
Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...
,
Chittagong Division
Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...
, Bangladesh.
Background
The starting point of this road is the Link Road, from where this road runs to the west and the Cox's Bazar–Teknaf road to the south-east. This highway is the busiest road in Cox's Bazar which starts from Link Road and extends through
Kolatoli, the main suburb of the city, to Jhinuk market of Laboni Point. This road with a length of 10.968 km has two lane which is 7.30 meters wide.
This highway is part of the proposed Mirsarai–Teknaf Marine Drive.
Expansion
In 2018, a proposal was sent to the
Planning Commission to upgrade the highway to four lanes. After several meetings on the project that year, it was finalized.
[ On 19 February 2019, ]Obaidul Quader
{{Infobox officeholder
, name = Obaidul Quader
, native_name = ওবায়দুল কাদের
, native_name_lang = Bn
, image = Obaidul Quader MP (cropped).jpg
, caption =
, pri ...
, the minister of road transport and bridges, announced that the tender for the project would soon be called.[ ]Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...
, prime minister of the country, inaugurated the expansion project on 7 December 2022.
Route
# Link road
# Bus terminal (Larpara)
# Police lines
# Dolphin moure (Kolatoli)
# Laboni intersection
# Jhinuk market
References
{{Highways in Bangladesh
Transport in Cox's Bazar
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