Three more spans of the 6.15-kilometre long Padma Bridge would be installed at Jajira point in Shariatpur district this month.
“Preparation is underway to install 150-metre long one span on 13th and 14th pillar tomorrow (Wednesday), making 1,500-metre of the main structure of this mega bridge visible,” Project Director of Padma Multipurpose Bridge M Shafiqul Islam said on Tuesday, reports BSS.
He said with the installation of these three spans, a total of 1,800 metres of the bridge will become visible and of them 150 metres are visible at Mawa point.
The project director said the construction of the 6.15-kilometre Padma Bridge is progressing fast as 66 per cent overall work of the project has been completed.
“The overall progress of Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project has reached 66 per cent now while 75 per cent work of the main bridge has been done so far,” Shafiqul said.
He said the authority has also completed 53 per cent of river training work for construction of the bridge.
According to project details, on October 14, 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the name plaque of Padma Bridge Toll Plaza at the Mawa end.
The national economy is expected to witness 1.2 per cent GDP growth rate, while 0.84 per cent poverty will be reduced every year after completion of the bridge to be built with an estimated cost of Taka 301.93 billion.
The first span of the Padma Bridge was installed on September 30, 2017. The second span was installed four months later on January 28, 2018 while the third one was placed on March 11, after one and a half months.
According to the engineers concerned, a total of 41 spans will be installed on 42 concrete pillars to complete the bridge.
