The 32nd section of the Padma Bridge will be found on October 10

Munshiganj: Span 32 of the Padma Bridge will be installed on Saturday (October 10) if everything is favorable, including the weather. The span will be placed on piers 4 and 5 on the Mawa side of the bridge.

Through this, 4,600 meters of the bridge will be visible, that is, about five kilometers. This span will settle 4 months after span 31 is installed. If all goes well, the span can be installed in one day. The Padma Bridge authorities confirmed the information late Friday (October 9).

According to engineering sources at Padma Bridge, the installation of the long-term stretch has been slow due to the corona virus and the flood situation. At present, the engineers plan to accelerate the installation work of the span as the water depth in the Padma River is favorable. Stretch 32 named ‘One D’ is ready at Mawa Construction Yard in Munshiganj. To be placed at the end of Mawa. The span will be installed successfully if everything is favorable, including the weather. The activities for the installation of the section will begin at 8 am on Saturday (October 10). There are 2 sections on pillars 5, 6 and 7 at the end of Mawa. Engineers plan to install span 32 alongside it.

The source also said that there are 10 spans to be installed on the Padma Bridge. It will be based on 9 pillars, these are -1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12. The spans are in the Mawa construction yard. Of which 4 are ready and 2 are being painted. The ‘One-A’ span of the first and second piers of the bridge, the ‘One-B’ span on the second and third piers, the ‘One-C’ span on the third and fourth piers are completely ready. Pillars 3 and 4 must be installed in the 33rd span 10 days after the 32nd span is installed. And these pillars are at the end of Mawa in Munshiganj.

According to sources close to the Padma Bridge, the 3,600-ton Tian E floating crane is located in the construction yard. At the agreed time, a gray section 150 m long with a weight of 3,140 tons will be brought to the pillars. Engineers expect the span to be installed in one day, as the pillar is not too far from the construction yard.

2,918 road slabs will be required for the construction of the bridge. Meanwhile, thousands of road slabs have been installed. In addition, 2,959 railway floors will be installed, of which more than 1,500 have been installed so far. 41 spans will sit on 42 piers at Padma Bridge. Construction work on the Padma Bridge started in December 2014. China Major Bridge Engineering Company (MBEC), a Chinese contractor, is working on the construction of the main bridge and Sino Hydro Corporation, another company in the country, is working on managing the River.

The main shape of the 6.15 km long multi-purpose bridge will be two-story. The Padma Bridge structure is being built with concrete and steel.

Bangladesh time: 1922 hours, October 9, 2020
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