A better option
Anis S Ahmad, On e-mail
Much talk about the magnetic elevated train has been going on and at this point, I would like to draw our communication minister's attention to the fact that the trains that pass through the city cause huge traffic jams, not to mention the time loss. We know that the government has been building some flyovers in several places to avoid the rail crossings and I believe introduction of magnetic train can serve as an alternative in this regard, though surely a costly one. Has the government or the railway authorities ever considered to assess the viability of building some underground (or lower than the existing road level), track way to avoid the prevailing traffic problems? I know in many countries such system exist. If this is a viable option, I presume, it could be a lot cheaper than building flyovers. The rail crossing near Dhaka cantonment staff road and the crossing of main airport road to Baridhara-Rampura often create traffic jams. I wonder if these two rail crossings could slowly be sloped down to under the road level and then come up again. I trust this could be a cheaper than building a flyover. Anyway, I would request our communication minister to consider the viability of such endeavours as he is very much active in cutting travel time for the commuters.
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