POL-2026-001ClosedConsultative

New footbridge at the railway crossing

TransportDhaka Transport Coordination Authoritysponsored by R. Karim, Route Planning

The question

A footbridge at the railway crossing was announced last year and has not been built. Which would you prefer: build it now, or spend the same money on the three road crossings nearby?

Responses

  • Build the footbridge now2,870 votes
    Option 1 of 332%
  • Fix the three road crossingsleading4,120 votes
    Option 2 of 346%
  • Do both over two years2,010 votes
    Option 3 of 322%

9,000 responses in total

Why this is being asked

The footbridge budget has been committed twice and released twice. The three road crossings are used by more people each day but are cheaper to fix than a bridge.

What will be done with the result

The result was put to the coordination board. The board chose to fix the three road crossings first and to carry the bridge into the following budget, with the reason published.

Record

  1. Poll opened5 May 2026
  2. Poll closed5 Jun 2026
  3. Outcome published20 Jun 2026

    Three road crossings prioritised; bridge carried into the next budget.

Outcome published

The three road crossings were prioritised and completed in the winter. The footbridge was carried into the following budget with a published reason.

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