Airport Road, Dhaka

Airport Road, 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]

Facilities

Built as an expressway to facilitate movement with northern districts of Bangladesh. The 8 lane expressway (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

• Shahjalal International Airport
• Balaka Bhaban, Kurmitola
• Airport Railway Station
• Bangladesh Navy Headquarters
• Dhaka Cantonment
• Cantonment Station
• Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel
• Dhaka Regency
• Army Golf Club
• Heroes Live Forever Monument

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. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
4. "Photo of Beautification of Airport road Dhaka, Bangladesh". Panoramio. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
5. "Photo of Airport Road, Dhaka". Panoramio. Retrieved 2011-12-14.

Coordinates: 23°49′2.31″N 90°24′44.65″E / 23.8173083°N 90.4124028°E