Dhaka, May 5 -- West Elevated Expressway will fundamentally transform the transportation network across the capital and its surrounding districts, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam said on Tuesday.

"This 39-kilometre expressway will bypass Dhaka city and connect Hemayetpur with Narayanganj, establishing a direct corridor between the country's eastern and south-western regions. It will significantly improve traffic flow and reduce congestion in Dhaka by nearly half," Rabiul said at a high-level stakeholder consultation workshop, held at a city hotel to advance the Dhaka East-West PPP project.

He noted that an updated feasibility study for the project has already been completed, adding that delayed implementation carr...