750m of Padma Bridge now visible

Around 750 metres of the much-hyped Padma Bridge is now visible with the installation of 5th span on pillars no. 41 and 42 on Friday.

The span was installed at Jajira point around 1:00pm, reports UNB.

The work of Padma Multipurpose Bridge became visible with the installation of 150-metre first span on the pillars no 37 and 38 on 30 October 2017. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th spans were installed on the pillars no 38-39, 39-40, and 40-41 respectively this year.

The construction work on the country's largest bridge started in December in 2015.

The 6.15-km bridge will have a total of 41 spans, each 150 meters long.

According to the engineers concerned, a total of 41 spans will be installed on 42 concrete pillars.