Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has sought increased costs and time extension for building the Kalshi flyover and its adjacent road widening work after the change in design, officials said on Monday.
The DNCC has requested the Planning Commission (PC) to revise the project raising the costs by 61 per cent to Tk 9.86 billion while extending the execution deadline by six months to June 2020.
The Bangladesh Army is working on widening the Mirpur-Kalshi-ECB Crossing road and building the flyover under the Kalshi flyover project.
A city corporation official said since the design of the flyover and road extension work have been changed, to some extent, they have been forced to revise the project.
Besides, the earthen work and costs of different construction materials have escalated the overall cost of the project, he claimed.
In January last year, the government approved the project at a cost of Tk 6.12 billion aimed at completing it by December 2019.
The original plan is to build an 844-metre flyover and now the city authorities have proposed extending it by nearly 100 metres more on the north side of the Kalshi crossing.
According to the new design, the north side of the flyover will now end adjacent to the Mirpur DOHS area instead of current plan that suggests Saghufta Canteen crossing.
Besides, at least four offline bus stops will be built on the road for the passengers who will use the transport.
Another city official said they need to change pilling method of the flyover work as there is some soft soil on the ground.
Since the Mirpur-Banani Flyover road via Kalshi remains clogged with higher flow of vehicles, the city authorities have decided to build the Kalshi flyover and widen the existing road, the official told the FE.
Besides, the construction of the road at the Kalshi intersection was found faulty due to non-availability of land, forcing the city to construct the flyover, he added.
The Kalshi crossing is a narrow corridor where four roads from four sides have joined.
According to the Dhaka North, some 60,000 to 70,000 vehicles ply through the road, creating gridlock at the Kalshi point and its adjacent areas during peak hours.
When asked, a Planning Commission official said they are scrutinising the project before the revision.
