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Khilgaon Flyover

9 August 2005, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Engr. Hafizur Rahman Arman, East Bashabo, Dhaka
9 August 2005, 18:00 PM
The long awaited Khilgaon Flyover has undoubtedly eased the congestion of the surrounding roads to a great extent. However, few flaws have emerged since its inauguration. First of all, the facilities for the pedestrians have been ignored completely. The roads, to and from Khilgaon rail-crossing, have discontinuous footpath with variable length ranging from 1.50 ft. to 6 ft. In some patches there is no footpath at all. The roads in front of 'Khilgaon Telephone Exchange' and the road near 'Bashabo foot overbridge' are two such examples.

The pavement narrows there so abruptly that hardly one truck can pass and in such narrow patches of roads the pedestrians have to risk their lives. To worsen the situation, the authorities have banned the pedestrians from crossing the flyover and there is no safety provision kept for the pedestrians.

In these circumstances, thousands of pedestrians use the flyover daily being forced to violate the rules. May I urge the DCC authorities to make safety provisions on the flyover for the pedestrians by footpath-like-grade separation coupled with proper marking. A lot of people come to visit the flyover during weekends and they will be relieved as well. Moreover, the roads below the flyover should be widened and of uniform width.

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Besides, there should be footpath of adequate width along both the sides and while designing footpaths the possibility of encroachment by roadside traders should be kept in mind.