BSS-17 Installation of 13th span on Padma Bridge tomorrow

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Installation of 13th span on Padma Bridge tomorrow

MUNSHIGANJ, May 24, 2019 (BSS) – Nearly two kilometres of the 6.15-
kilometre Padma Bridge will become visible with the installation of the 13th
span tomorrow.

“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 told
BSS today.

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.

On October 14, 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the name plaque
of Padma Bridge Toll Plaza at the Mawa end.

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.

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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