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PADMA-SPAN-INSTALLATION
19th span of Padma Bridge to be installed tomorrow
MUNSHIGANJ, Dec 17, 2019 (BSS) – The 19th span of the 6.15-kilometre
long Padma Bridge would be installed on the 21st and the 22nd pillars at
Janjira point in the district tomorrow noon.
“The 150-meter long ‘4-C’ span will be installed on the 21th and 22th
pillars tomorrow noon and thus with this 2850 meters of the main structure of
the mega bridge will be visible,” Engineer Humayun Kabir of the bridge
project told BSS here.
Another 20th new span titled ‘3-F’ is expected to be installed on the
18th and 19th pillars of the bridge at the Mawa end by December 28 or 29.
Earlier on October 14, 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the
name plaque of Padma Bridge Toll Plaza at the Mawa end.
According to the engineers concerned, a total of 41 spans will be
installed on 42 concrete pillars to complete the bridge.
Along with the spans installation, construction work of roadway slabs
and railway slabs is also progressing simultaneously, the officials said.
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