11th span of Padma Bridge installed, 1650-meter visible

Staff Correspondent: The 11th span of the much-awaited Padma Bridge has been installed at its Jajira end making 1,650 meters of the bridge visible.

The 150 meter long span was placed between the pillars 33 and 34 of the bridge around 9:00am on Tuesday.

Humayun Kabir, Deputy Assistant engineer of the bridge construction said, after the installation of the 11th span, 1,650 meters of the bridge is now visible.

He said, the communication with the south-western region will be developed after the completion of Padma Bridge. A new dimension will be created in country’s economy.

Earlier, the first span of the bridge was laid on pillars 37 and 38 on September 29, 2017.

A total of 41 spans (superstructure) will be installed on the 42 pillars to construct the 6.15-km much waited Padma Bridge. Railway slabs and roadway slabs are being installed on six spans at Jajira end.


risingbd/Dhaka/Apr 23, 2019/Hasan/Nasim