The third span of the long-awaited Padma Bridge will be moved into position between pillars 39 and 40 on Sunday, project engineers have said.
A floating crane brought the 150-metre long, 3,140-ton span to the construction site in Munshiganj on Friday.
The installation of the third span will increase the completed length of the bridge to 450 metres.
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Project engineers said the necessary technical measures for the installation, including dressing underneath the two pillars, have already been completed.
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The first span of the Padma Bridge was installed atop pillars no 37 and 38 at the Janjira point of Shariatpur on October 7 last year. This was followed by installation of the second span on pillars 38 and 39 on January 23.
Once completed, the Padma Bridge will stand on 42 pillars, including two transition pillars on land, with a total length of 6.15km.