Traffic mismanagement at Tejgaon Link Road

Traffic control mismanagement at Tejgaon Link Road-Bijoy Sharani Fly-over Tejgaon Link Road–Bijoy Sharani Flyover has become a trap for the users due to the mismanagement of traffic control at Bijoy Sharani crossing. A large number of vehicles use this flyover to go to Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, New Market, Shahbag and the Dhaka University area to avoid the traffic jam in front of the PM's office. But vehicles from Tejgaon to Bijoy Sharani and Farmgate are subjected to a gruelling 30 to 45 minutes wait on the flyover before they can pass the crossing. As a regular commuter, I find that the traffic police allow the traffic from this direction to cross the Bijoy Sharani Crossing only for 15-20 seconds, and that also after 2-3 cycles of turn. Obviously, this compels the users of this very important road to wait a staggering amount of time on the flyover and leads many vehicles to ply on the wrong side of the road to avoid the wait. May I request the traffic police management to be a little more rational and considerate in terms of crossing frequency and duration (at least 1-2 minutes) for the flyover users from the Tejgaon direction?

Kazi Ahmed
A daily sufferer