CCCC helps connect the two sides of Karnaphuli river

When open to traffic in October this year, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel in Chattogram will further improve the transportation connectivity in the port city and beyond.

The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mubjibur Rahman Tunnel project, funded by Chinese Government Concessional Loan and Chinese Preferential Export Buyer's Credit loan, commenced its construction in December, 2017 by China Communications Construction Co., Ltd (CCCC). It is the first underwater tunnel in Bangladesh, and also the first overseas large-diameter underwater tunnel built by a Chinese company with the Tunnel Boring Machine(TBM) .The design, procurement and construction general contracting (EPC) model is applied for the project management. The tunnel stretches 9.29 kilometers long, including 3.315 kilometers of the main tunnel. It applies Chinese standard in a two-way and four-lane expressway model, with a design speed of 80 kilometers per hour. When open to traffic, the tunnel will significantly improve the traffic conditions in Chattogram and promote economic development of the country.