The 18th span of the 6.15-kilometre long Padma Bridge has been installed on the 17th and the 18th pillars at Mawa point in the district on Wednesday (Dec 11).
With the installation of the 150-meter long 3-E span on the 17th and the 18th pillars at the Mawa point, a total of 2,700 meters of the bridge's main structure became visible, said Dewan Abdul Quader, an executive engineer of Padma Multipurpose Bridge.
“Two more spans will be installed by this month,” he added.
Earlier, on Nov 26, the 17th span of the bridge was installed, making 2.55 km of the bridge visible. The construction of railway and road over the bridge is going on in full swing.
Work on the country’s largest bridge till date started in December 2015. The structure started becoming visible with the installation of 150-metre span on pillars 37 and 38 on October 30, 2017.
The 6.15-kilometre bridge will have 41 spans, each 150 metres long.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Oct 17 said the construction work on the Padma Bridge will be completed by June, 2021.