Padma Bridge third span installed

The third span of Padma Multipurpose Bridge was installed on pillar 7C 39 and 40 on Sunday at 9.30am, surveyor of the project Mir Faruque Hossain confirmed the matter to Jago News.

The installation of the third span has increased the completed length of the bridge to 450 metres.

Each of the spans is being installed on 120-feet high from water level of the Padma River and a four-lane road would be constructed on these spans.

The first span of the Padma Bridge was installed atop pillars no 37 and 38 at the Janjira point of Shariatpur on October 7 last year. This was followed by installation of the second span on pillars 38 and 39 on January 23.

Once completed, the Padma Bridge will stand on 42 pillars, including two transition pillars on land, with a total length of 6.15km.

The bridge, which will connect the country's southern region to the capital, will hugely boost communications and trade and economic activities.