6th span installed, 900metres of Padma bridge now visible

Around 900metres of the much-awaited Padma bridge is now visible as the sixth span (superstructure) of the 6.15-km bridge was installed at Jazira point in Shariatpur today.

The span, F-6, was placed on the pillars 36 and 37 of the bridge at 10:00am, reports our Munshiganj correspondent.

After the installation of the 3,140 tonne-span, around 150metre is visible from the Mawa point today, reports our correspondent.

WHEN WERE THE OTHER SPANS INSTALLED?

When the construction of the Padma Bridge is completed, the capital will be directly connected with 21 southern districts through road and railways.

The first span of the bridge was laid on pillars 37 and 38 on September 30, 2017. The second span was placed on January 28, 2018. The third span was laid on March 11, the fourth was placed on May 13 and the fifth span was installed on June 29, the same year.

HOW IS THE WORK GOING ON?

Two major components of the project are main bridge and river training. Of them, 59 percent work of the main bridge and 36.5 percent work of river training have been completed.

The project is running behind schedule as the World Bank withdrew its $1.2 billion loan in 2012 over allegations of corruption conspiracies. The government then moved to build the bridge with its own funds.