ZOOMBANGLA DESK: The 26th span of the much-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge was installed today at the Zazira point in Shariatpur district, making 3,900 meters or 3.9kms out of total 6.15kms of the main structure of the bridge visible, reports BSS.
“The 150-meter long span ‘5-D’ was installed on the pillar no. 28 and 29 at the Zazira point around 9:10 am today”, said Engineer Humayun Kabir of the bridge project.
The work to take the span near the pillars by ‘Tian-E’ crane at Zazira point from Munshiganj’s Kumarbhog Construction Yard started around 8am, he said.
With the installation of the span today, total 26 spans out of 41 are placed in phases, the official added.
Sources said with today’s development, the construction work of just 2.25km out of the total 6.15km bridge is left.
According to experts, the national economy is expected to witness 1.2 percent GDP growth rate, while 0.84 percent poverty will decrease every year after completion of the bridge with an estimated cost of Taka 30,193.39
crore.
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