Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) began operating buses on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway along the Uttara-Farmgate route on Monday.
ABM Amin Ullah Nuri, secretary of the road transport and highways division, officially opened the bus service on the capital`s Manik Mia Avenue while Md Tajul Islam, the BRTC chairman was present among others.
After the inauguration, the first bus left from Farmgate`s Khejur Bagan Golchattar for Uttara Jasimuddin Road at 11:25 am.
Initially, a total of eight buses will carry passengers and commuters can board the buses from both ends of the expressway.
The buses will run all day from 7am in the morning and will continue as long as passengers are available.
On September 2, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Airport-Farmgate segment of Dhaka Elevated Expressway.
About 80,000 vehicles will be able to use Dhaka Elevated Expressway every day once it is completed, project officials said.
When fully completed, the Dhaka Elevated Expressway will run from the capital’s Kawla to Kutubkhali area of Dhaka-Chattogram highway via Kuril-Banani-Mohakhali-Tejgaon-Moghbazar-Kamalapur-Sayedabad-Jatrabari, according to Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
