Dhaka, May 21 -- Anxieties have mounted over the holiday commute of residents heading to 23 northern and southern districts via the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge Highway as Eid-ul-Azha approaches.

The structural bottleneck at the Jamuna Bridge is expected to cause severe travel misery once again.

Compounding the situation, a critical 13.5-km section stretching from Elenga to the bridge is still undergoing four-lane expansion work.

Both passengers and drivers fear prolonged gridlock during the festive rush.

Police and the administration are drawing up special traffic plans and weighing alternative routes to keep the situation in check.

Jamuna Bridge Bottleneck

The Jamuna Bridge at the end of the highway carries traffic on only two lane...