File Photo of under construction Padma Bridge taken on Friday, November 6, 2020 Dhaka TribuneThe 6.15km long double-layer bridge will have a total of 41 spansOnly three more spans remain after the installation of the 38th span of the Padma Bridge on Saturday, eight days after setting up the previous one. With the installation of the span marked as "1-A" on the first and second pillars at Mawa point, 5,700 metres of the bridge’s main structure is now visible. Padma Bridge’s Executive Engineer Dewan Md Abdul Quader said a floating crane Tian-E brought the span from the specialized workshop at Kumarbhogh in Mawa at around 9:30 am. He said the 39th span is expected to be installed later in November while the 40th span and the remaining one will be placed within December. The multi-purpose Padma Bridge is expected to be opened in 2021.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 21, 2020 09:33 UTC