Around 25% construction work of the 6.15-kilometre-long two-tier Padma Multipurpose Bridge has been completed so far.
Padma Bridge Construction Executive Engineer Dewan Abdul Quader told the Dhaka Tribune on Monday afternoon.
He said: “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the main bridge construction and river training works on December 12. So, we are working in a faster pace.
“We have already completed 25% construction work of the bridge.”
The China Major Bridge Engineering Corporation (MBEC), which was appointed for the main bridge, will carry out the work. The soil testing and dredging works have been going on for the last four months for the river training.
The bridge will have a total of 42 pillars. Each will have six piles beneath. Steel spans will be placed on the pillars. The bridge will have a total of 41 spans.
Work on the Padma Bridge is broadly divided into five parts -- the main bridge, river training, two link roads and infrastructure (service area) construction.
China's Sinohydro Corporation was appointed for the river training works while Bangladesh's Abdul Monem Limited was given the contract for the two link roads and infrastructure construction.
