The 24th span of the much-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge was installed on Tuesday at the Zazira point in Shariatpur, making 3.6 kilometres out of total 6.15 kilometres of the main structure of the bridge visible, reports BSS.
“The 150-meter long span ‘3-F’ was installed on the pillar no. 30 and 31 at the Zazira point around 1:00 pm’, said Engineer Humayun Kabir of the bridge project.
The work to take the span near the pillars by ‘Tian-E’ crane at Zazira point from Munshiganj’s Kumarbhog Construction Yard started at around 9am, he said.
With the installation of this span, total 24 spans out of 41 were installed in phases. The rest will be installed by July next, the official added.
So far, the physical progress of the main bridge is 86 percent, as the construction work is progressing rapidly, said Project Director of Padma Multipurpose Bridge Md Shafiqul Islam.
The Padma Bridge project has witnessed an overall progress of 77 percent, he added.
According to experts, the national economy is expected to witness 1.2 percent GDP growth rate, while 0.84 percent poverty will be reduced every year after completion of the bridge to be built with an estimated cost of Taka 30,193.39 crore.
