900 metres of Padma Bridge now visible as sixth span installed

Hossen Sohel of DOT
Around 900 metres of the much-hyped Padma Bridge is visible now following the installation of another span named F-6 on the pillars no 36 and 37 yesterday, reports The Financial Express.
The 150 metre span, weighing 3,140 tones, was installed at Jajira point around 10:00 am.
This is the sixth span of Padma Bridge at Jajira point, and the seventh span of the Padma Bridge overall.
The works of Padma Multipurpose Bridge became visible with the installation of 150-metre first span on the pillars no 37 and 38 on October 30, 2017.
Later, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th spans were installed on the pillars no 38-39, 39-40, and 40-41 respectively in 2018.
Besides, the F-1 span (super structure) was kept on the pillar no 4 and 5 in Mawa point due to the construction works of pillar no 6 and 7, reports UNB.