Around 750 metres of the long-awaited Padma Bridge is now visible following the installation of 5th span (superstructure) on pillar no 41 and 42 on Friday.
The span was installed at Jajira point of Shariatpur at 1:00 pm. The 150 meters long span was brought to the Jajira point from Kumarbhog Construction Yard in Mawa on Thursday.
The work of Padma Multipurpose Bridge became visible with the installation of 150-metre first span on the pillars no 37 and 38 on October 30, 2017.
Later, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th spans were installed on the pillars no 38-39, 39-40, and 40-41 respectively this year, reports UNB.
The construction work on the country's largest bridge started in December in 2015.
According to the engineers concerned, a total of 41 spans will be installed on 42 concrete pillars of the 6.15-km long bridge.