Beonomala Desk (Dhaka, 30 September, 2017)): A span (superstructure) has been installed on the No. 37 and No. 38 pillars of the Padma Bridge at Jajira point of Shariatpur, making the mega project visible.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the span installation work around 10:00am on Saturday.
Khandker Anwarul Islam, Senior Secretary of Bridges Division, and local lawmaker Sagufta Yasmin Emily, were present at the time.
This is the first among the 41 spans to be installed for the 6.15 kilometers two-level bridge.
The bridge will have a four-lane highway on the upper level for motor vehicles and a single track railway on the lower level.
The construction work of the long-awaited Padma Bridge started in December in 2015 and it is expected that the work will be completed by December in 2018.
