The 20th span of the much-awaited Padma Bridge has been installed on Tuesday (Dec 31).
With this installation, 3km of the mega structure has now been visible.
The 20th span among total 41 was placed between the 18th and the 19th pillars at the Jajira point of the bridge around 1.35pm, said Humayun Kabir, an engineer of the mega project.
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 Oct 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.