| type = R

| route = 163

| alternate_name = Chittagong–Kaptai highway

| photo = চট্টগ্রাম-কাপ্তাই সড়ক.jpg

| photo_notes = Chittagong–Kaptai highway at [[Rangunia]]

| previous_type = N

| previous_route = 107

| previous_dab = N107 (Bangladesh)

| next_type = R

| next_route = 161

| next_dab = R161 (Bangladesh)

| established = 1963

| translation = চট্টগ্রাম–কাপ্তাই মহাসড়ক

'''Chittagong–Kaptai highway''' or '''Kaptai road''' is a {{convert|52|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[List of roads in Bangladesh#Roads and highways|regional highway]] located in the division of [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]], Bangladesh. This highway passes through [[Chittagong]], [[Hathazari Upazila]], [[Raozan Upazila]] and [[Rangunia Upazila]] of [[Chittagong District]] to Kaptai in [[Rangamati District]]. At least 0.9 million passengers use this highway.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailyinqilab.com/index.php/inter-country/article/601873|title=কাপ্তাই-চট্টগ্রাম সড়কে বিপজ্জনক ৪০ বাঁক|lang=bn|first=Nurul Absar|last=Chowdhury|date=11 September 2023|access-date=25 March 2024|newspaper=[[Daily Inqilab]]}}</ref>

==Background==

During the construction of [[Karnafuli Hydroelectric Power Station]] in 1963, this road was constructed to transport equipments required for the construction of the power station from [[Chittagong]]. At that time the length of the road was 49 km. 15.25 meters wide land was acquired for the road but at that time the road was constructed 6 meters wide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dhakatimes24.com/2016/11/22/8664/মামলার-স্তুপ-তবুও-দখলের-মহোৎসব-চট্টগ্রাম-কাপ্তাই-সড়কে|title=মামলার স্তুপ, তবুও দখলের মহোৎসব চট্টগ্রাম-কাপ্তাই সড়কে|lang=bn|first=Ibrahim|last=Khalil|date=22 November 2016|access-date=25 March 2024|newspaper=Dhaka Times}}</ref> The first bus service was introduced on the highway area in 1962. Later, local bus transport services were also started on the newly built road. But in 2009 the local bus transport service was stopped. In 2023, local bus transport services were re-introduced on this road from [[Bahaddarhat]] to Kaptai.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2023/01/02/কাপ্তাই-চট্টগ্রাম-সড়ক-১৪/|title=কাপ্তাই-চট্টগ্রাম সড়ক : ১৪ বছর পর লোকাল বাস সার্ভিস চালু|lang=bn|date=2 January 2023|access-date=25 March 2024|newspaper=[[Bhorer Kagoj]]}}</ref> This highway is an accident prone dangerous road.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.alokitobangladesh.com/print-edition/last-page/180751/চট্টগ্রাম-কাপ্তাই-সড়ক-যেন-মরণফাঁদ|title=চট্টগ্রাম-কাপ্তাই সড়ক যেন মরণফাঁদ|lang=bn|first=Tamim|last=Rahman|date=16 July 2023|access-date=25 March 2024|newspaper=Alokito Bangladesh}}</ref>

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[[Category:Regional Highways in Bangladesh|R163]]

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