Sirajganj bridge caves in; transport movement disrupted
A bridge built in the early 60’s on Dhaka-Bagura highway in Sirajganj has caved in, snapping direct road communication between Dhaka and 11 northern districts.
Vehicles are using alternative roads taking around 50 to 100 extra kilometres to reach their destinations, causing immense sufferings to the passengers, our Pabna correspondent reports.
The bottom of Bhuyangati bridge in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj caved in around six inches four to five days ago but it subsided three feet more yesterday morning, said Md Asharul Islam, executive engineer of Sirajganj Road and Highway Department.
“Though the vehicles were allowed to use the bridge until yesterday evening, we halted the transport movement on the bridge from 6:00pm, he said.
The situation will become normal, once works of an alternative road is completed, the engineer said.
The new alternative bridge is being constructed beside the old one, he added.
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