Cost of traffic congestion in Dhaka Metropolitan City

@article{Haider2021CostOT,
  title={Cost of traffic congestion in Dhaka Metropolitan City},
  author={Mohammed Ziaul Haider and Rabeya Sultana Papri},
  journal={Public Transp.},
  year={2021},
  volume={13},
  pages={287-299}
}
This study attempts to estimate the cost of traffic congestion in Dhaka Metropolitan City of Bangladesh through collecting field level primary data. Traffic congestion is an important issue in the city. The study findings indicate that most of the commuters in the city travel more than 2 h/day. The calculated travel-related indices indicate that the commuters in the city have to spend more time on the road compared to an uncongested situation. They lose about one working hour per day on an… 
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