BSS-31 8 new spans of Padma Bridge to be installed by March

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8 new spans of Padma Bridge to be installed by March

MUNSHIGANJ, Dec 25, 2018 (BSS) – Eight new spans of Padma Bridge will be installed within March next year.

Responsible engineers of the project said that they will install four spans on pillar No 37 to 33 of Module No-6 and four more spans on Pillar No 13 to 17 of Module-3.

Construction work of the country’s largest bridge started in December, 2015. The 6.15-km bridge will have a total of 150-meter long 41 spans.

The first span of the bridge was set up on pillars 37 and 38 on September 30, 2017 making visible of the bridge. The second span was placed on January 28, 2018 on pillars 38 and 39. The third span was laid on March 11 on pillars 39 and 40 while the fourth was placed on May 13 on pillars 40 and 41 the same year.

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