The construction of 40 pillars, among 42, has already been finished Dhaka TribuneThe 5-D span was installed on pillars number 28 and 29 of the bridge around 9am on TuesdayThe 26th span of the 6.15-kilometre long Padma Bridge has been installed at the end of Zajira in Shariatpur, making 3.9km of the main structure of the bridge visible. The 5-D span was installed on pillars number 28 and 29 of the bridge around 9am on Tuesday, Humayun Kabir, deputy assistant engineer of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project, told Dhaka Tribune. According to Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, all the spans (41) of the bridge will be installed by July 2020. Once in operation, the Padma Bridge, Bangladesh's largest infrastructure project till date, is expected to connect 21 southern districts with Dhaka, and boost the GDP by 1%. The main bridge is being built by the China Major Bridge Engineering Company Limited.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 10, 2020 04:30 UTC