Airport Road, Dhaka

Airport Road (Bengali: বিমানবন্দর সড়ক), also known as Tongi Diversion Road, a part of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway (N3), is an 8-lane major artery road in Dhaka, that connects Dhaka city, with the Shahjalal International Airport.[1] It is also the main artery that connects Dhaka with the northern suburb of Uttara and the only road that connects Dhaka with northern Districts of Bangladesh and vice versa.[2] Traffic is fairly smooth throughout the road, due to flyovers and interchanges.[3]

cars on airport road
banani area of airport road
banani overpass dhaka
kuril flyover on airport road

Facilities

Built as an highway to facilitate movement with northern districts of Bangladesh. The 8 lane highway (4 lanes on each side)[4] is one of the best maintained roads in Bangladesh,[5] It has a divider; however it doesn't have a shoulder for emergency and breakdown.

Landmarks
Near Army Golf Club.
Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden is located on the Airport Road

References
  1. "Airport Road, Dhaka". Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  2. "Dhaka Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at". Pbase.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  3. Hafez Ahmed (2011-06-30). "Kuril flyover to be completed by next year". Daily Sun. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  4. "Photo of Beautification of Airport road Dhaka, Bangladesh". Panoramio. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  5. "Photo of Airport Road, Dhaka". Panoramio. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-12-14.

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