Max-Ranken Joint Venture on Tuesday signed a contract with Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) to construct a four-lane elevated expressway from Lalkhan Bazar to Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram.

The project, including a 16-kilometre flyover and a 12-kilometre ramp, is scheduled to be complete in four years with government finance. The venture was the lowest bidder in an international tender, says a statement yesterday.

Abdus Salam, CDA chairman; Mohammed Mahafuzur Rahman, the project director, and Ghulam Mohammed Alomgir, chairman of Max Group, attended the signing at the CDA office in the port city.

“Very recentlywe have successfully completed the construction works of Chowdhury Akhtaruzzaman Flyover in Chattogram. The same way, we will complete this elevated expressway project in the stipulated time by introducing state-of-the-art technologies and equipment,” said Alomgir.