Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is facing tremendous challenges in carrying out road development and maintenance work due to what its officials said 'uncontrolled increase in traffic with vehicles of different speeds and spaces'.

The state agency is facing pressure to manage 13 types of vehicles during road construction and management.

Besides, procuring 90 per cent import-based construction materials, unnecessary delay in handing over land and utility shifting, and uncontrolled plying of overloaded vehicles have also been challenges for the engineers to keep cost and time of projects within limit.

RHD Chief Engineer Syed Moinul Hasan and his team analysed these factors during an opinion-exchange programme wit...