[1] The four-lane Dhaka Elevated Expressway route begins near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at Kawla and runs parallel to the railway line through Tejgaon, Maghbazar, Kamalapur, and ends at Kutubkhali near Jatrabari along the Dhaka–Chittagong Highway.

However, the government has temporarily enforced a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) from Kaula to Tejgaon.

The expressway is toll-operated and accessible to eight types of vehicles, including buses, minibuses, sedans, SUVs, specific trucks, and pickups.

[2] In 2005, the government approved a 20-year Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for Dhaka, which included proposals for projects like the metrorail, elevated expressway, and ring road.

[7] On 20 March 2024, the Karwan Bazar ramp of the expressway in front of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) has been opened for transport movement.

When heading south, exit ramps are situated at Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Banani, Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Indira Road in Farmgate, and Karwan Bazar in front of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation.