100 feet Road | |
Namesake | G. A. Madani |
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Maintained by | Dhaka North City Corporation |
Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Postal code | 1212 |
West end | Baridhara |
East end | Dhaka–Sylhet highway |
Madani Avenue is an urban road situated in Dhaka. Its name came from G.A. Madani, who was chairman of Dhaka Improvement Trust in Pakistan period (currently RAJUK).[1] The road starts from the US Embassy in Baridhara and is 100 feet wide.[2] Its length is 7 kilometers.[3] The proposed two link roads will connect the road with the Purbachal Expressway.[4]
The road widening project was undertaken on September 25, 2016. Under this project, the road will be made six lanes and will be extended up to Balu River.[5] In future, people can gain entry from Madani Avenue to Dhaka–Chittagong highway through Purbachal.[3] Future planned MRT Line 5 of Dhaka Metro Rail will have at least one station in Madani Avenue.[6] UIU located in this road.[7]