Airport Road, Dhaka

Airport Road
Tongi division Road
	Airport road at Uttara
Native name	বিমানবন্দর সড়ক (Bengali)
Part of	N3
Maintained by	Dhaka North City Corporation
Length	15 km (9.3 mi)
Location	Dhaka
South end	Bijoy Sarani Intersection
North end	Abdullahpur Junction

Airport Road (Bengali: বিমানবন্দর সড়ক), also known as Tongi Division Road, a part of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway (N3), is an 8-lane major artery road in Dhaka, that connects Dhaka city, with the Shahjalal International Airport.^[1] It is also the main artery that connects Dhaka with the northern suburb of Uttara and the only road that connects Dhaka with northern Districts of Bangladesh and vice versa.^[2] Traffic is fairly smooth throughout the road, due to flyovers and interchanges.^[3]

Facilities

Built as a highway to facilitate movement with northern districts of Bangladesh. The 8 lane highway (4 lanes on each side)^[4] is one of the best maintained roads in Bangladesh,^[5] It has a divider; however it doesn't have a shoulder for emergency and breakdown.