MUNSHIGANJ, Apr 22 (UNB): The 11th span of the Padma Bridge will be installed on Tuesday which will make 1,500 metres of the bridge visible.
The 3,600-tonne '6-C' span will be installed on the 33 and 34 no pillars at the Jajira point.
All the preparations have been completed and span has been brought by floating crane Tian-E from the Mawa Kumarbhog Construction Yard on Monday morning, said deputy assistant engineer of the Padma Bridge project Humayun Kabir adding that the 12th span is likely to be installed this month.
Earlier, the 10th span was installed on April 10.
The works on Padma Multipurpose Bridge became visible with the installation of 150-metre first span on the pillars No 37 and 38 on October 30, 2017. The construction work on the country's largest bridge started in December 2015.
Padma Bridge’s 11th span to be installed today
FE Team | Published: April 22, 2019 23:56:00
Padma Bridge’s 11th span to be installed today
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