Padma Bridge draws Tk30b toll since its opening in 2022

The government has so far collected Tk 30.00 billion as revenue from the users of the Padma Bridge since its opening in June 25, 2022, Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) said in a statement on Tuesday.
It said the bridge that connected 21 southwestern districts with the rest of the country was increasingly drawing various types of motorized traffic to fatten the government exchequer, reports BSS.
"The Padma Bridge is not just an infrastructure. It is the lifeblood of our economy," the statement read.
It said the state-of-the-art electronic toll collection (ETC) system was installed at both ends of the Padma Bridge at Mawa and Jajira points, which accelerated the toll collection process without long queues at the toll plaza.
"The automatic toll collection through Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) cards has made travel faster and easier," the statement said.
It said Road Transport and Bridges Ministry Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Secretary of the Bridge Division Mohammad Abdur Rouf, who is also BBA's executive director, and officials concerned were continuously monitoring the entire process.