Multimodal terminal at Tongi, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract

This paper is a report for the general background study to the specific mission development of the thesis project, title under multimodal terminal. The selected site of the suggested project is at Tongi beside Dhaka-Mymensing highway and river turag. It is suggested project, which will be undertaken at the government construction level to help ease the high demanding traffic system and to shift the public mass in the north of the capital city at the river border. As there are many mode of transportation option is available for the public, it is believed and also observed in developed countries that multiple modes of transport provided and designed together works better than stand alone system . As the project site is crossed over by multiple routes of transport modes, it is planned to design a multimodal terminal there. In this thesis project through series of background study, site study, case study the detailed program was developed and based on the program through trail and error the design started to develop.