People's wait for smoother and faster rail communication between Dhaka and Chattogram will be prolonged further as the deadline for expansion of the Akhaura-Lakhsam section on this crucial route is set to be extended for a second time. Journeys on this route typically take additional time because this 72km section remains a bottleneck while the rest of the 321km rail corridor between the capital and the port city has already been converted into a double line. A project approved in December 2014 for construction of a double rail line on this section and conversion of the existing track into dual gauge was supposed to be completed between July 2014 and June 2020.