Installation work of 38th span on Padma Bridge begins

The installation work of the 38th span on the Padma Bridge began this morning eight days after setting up the previous one, an official said.

The span bearing number ‘1-A’ will be placed on the first and second pillars at Mawa point that will make 5,700 meters of the bridge’s main structure visible, he said.

Padma Bridge’s Executive Engineer Dewan Md Abdul Quader said a floating crane Tian-E started bringing the span from the specialized workshop at Kumarbhogh in Mawa at around 9:30am.

After bringing the span to the stipulated pillars, the concerned engineers are supposed to start the installation work of the span.

He said the 39th span is expected to be installed later this month while the 40th span and the remaining one will be placed within December.

Earlier, on November 12, the 37th span of the bridge was installed, six days after setting up the previous one, making 5,550 meters of the main structure visible.

The 6.15-km long double-layer bridge will have a total of 41 spans which would be installed on 42 poles – 21 poles at Mawa site and the other 21 poles at Jajira point and all the poles have already become visible.

The multi-purpose Padma Bridge is expected to be opened in 2021, reports BSS.