The 16th span of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge has been installed on Tuesday (Nov 16) afternoon near Mawa point.
“The installation of the span has been completed at 1:15pm on Tuesday,” Dewan Abdul Quader, executive engineer and manager (main bridge) of Padma Bridge said.
“With the installation of the 16th span on its 16th and 17th pillars, the construction work of 2,400 meters of the country’s largest bridge, will be completed so far,” Humayun Kabir, assistant engineer (main bridge) of Padma Bridge said.
The 150-meter long '3-D' span was taken near the pillars by a floating crane 'Tian-E' from Mawa Kumarbhog Construction Yard on Tuesday morning.
However, the transfer of the 16th span of the bridge was quick as the distance between the pillars and the construction yard is short.
According to the officials, the installation of two more spans is scheduled in November. The '4-D' span on 22nd and 23rd pillars will be installed soon.
The state-funded 9.83km bridge will cost approximately Tk 301.93 billion for construction.
The Padma bridge started becoming visible with the installation of a 150-metre span on pillars 37 and 38 on Oct 30, 2017.
Work on the country's largest bridge started in December 2015.
The 6.15-kilometre bridge will have a total of 41 spans, each 150 metres long.