The bridge on the Tangail-Basail Road in the district may collapse anytime as slabs at several points got damaged and hole developed here and there.
More than six lakh people of Basail and Sakhipur upazilas use the bridge to go to the district town.
They are passing unhappy days thinking the bridge may collapse anytime.
Sources said the bridge was constructed over a canal on the road about 40 years ago.
The slabs at several places damaged causing risk journey to the commuters.
In recent visit it was found that two big holes had developed on the bridge. Drivers and Passengers of several vehicles said fatal accident might take place anytime if the authority did not take steps immediately.
Roads and Highway Department authorities repaired the damaged steel slabs and made it useable to traffic movement temporary.
The bridge is only way to communicate among the people of the two upazials.
The people of the two districts cross the bridge to reach Tangail district town. Many people from Sadar upazila also use this road to go to some parts of Gazipur and Mymensingh districts.
Hundreds of buses, trucks, micro-buses, pickup vans, CNG-run auto-rickshaws and other vehicles move over the dilapidated bridge.
“The bridge may collapse any time as it is badly damaged. The authority should take immediate measure,” said CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver Sabuj.
Md Ashikur Rahman Palsah, president of Basail Upazila Press Club also Basail upazila correspondent of a national daily said: “We travel only 16 km to reach Tangail district town from Basail. If the bridge collapses, we will have to cross 70 km then.”
“I hope the authority will take step to construct a new bridge over the canal,” he said.
Uzzal Khoshnabish, passenger of a bus said: “Accidents take place sometimes on the bridge.”
“A CNG-run auto-rickshaw fell in the hole damaging its front wheel yesterday. Four passengers also got wounded,” he said.
Basail Upazila Chairman Sahidul Islam said: “Movement of heavy vehicles on the bridge is risky. Accident may occur any time.”
“The concern authority should make a new bridge over the canal as it became very old and vulnerable,” he said.