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. 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. This highway is an accident prone dangerous road. ==Route==