Installation of 13th span on Padma Bridge today

Secretariat Correspondent: Nearly two kilometres of the 6.15-kilometre Padma Bridge will become visible with the installation of the 13th span today (Saturday).

“Preparation is underway to install the 150- metre long span on 14 and 15 number pillars of the bridge ,” an engineer of Padma Multipurpose Bridge said.

A total of 41 spans will be installed on 42 concrete pillars to complete
the bridge, he added.

According to the project details, the construction of the 6.15-kilometre
long Padma Bridge is going on in full swing with target to complete it as
soon as possible.

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.


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