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Karnaphuli River Tunnel Project
intraUrban
Cities
Chattogram
Bangladesh
Distance
9km
new
9kmrehabilitated
– kmexisting
– kmCost
$1.1b
$1,100,000,000
Phases
operational, 2023
Objective
Description
Construction of a 3.4 km twin-tube road tunnel beneath the Karnaphuli River, together with 4.89 km of approach roads and 740 m of bridges, linking Patenga with Anwara and improving access between Chattogram Port and the industrial area south of the river.Finance
$680000000 loan
Exim Bank of China
Development bank
Operators
Bangladesh Bridge Authority
Government
Contractors
China Communications Construction Company, Ltd.
Company