34th span of Padma Bridge installed
The 34th span of the Padma Bridge was installed yesterday, bringing a total of over 5.1km of the structure into view.
The span number "2A" was installed between pillars 7 and 8 at Mawa point, six days after the last one was set up.
Executive Engineer (Bridge) Dewan Md Abdul Quader confirmed the matter and said a crane ship started work around 4pm on Saturday to lay span on the pillars from the Mawa construction jetty, but it was too dark to work smoothly when it reached near the pillars. That's why installation was completed yesterday morning, he added.
With this, a total of three spans have been placed on the bridge this month.
The 35th span is to be set up on the banks of Padma river in Mawa on October 30. The other 6 spans will be installed on the pillars by December this year.
A total of 42 pillars are being constructed for the 6.15km long two-storey Padma Bridge.
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