The construction of the first span of the Padma Bridge, which will be configured on support nos. Dewan Mohammed Abdul Kader, manager and executive engineer of the Padma Bridge project, said: “Construction work on pillars 37 and 38, on which the span will be built, was completed on September 18.”“When the span will be configured has yet to be decided,” he said. Also Read – Padma Bridge cost likely to shoot up by Tk1400crThe span will be put together once the compressive strength of concrete used in the pillars become 50 mega Pascal, Kader further said. On the other hand, the construction of pillars 39, 40, and 42 are well underway. The span will soon be configured on pillars 39 and 40.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 22, 2017 16:41 UTC