The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River under construction in Bangladesh. It will connect Louhajong, Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking the south-west of the country, to northern and eastern regions. Padma Bridge is the most challenging construction project in the history of Bangladesh. The two-level steel truss bridge will carry a four-lane highway on the upper level and a single track railway on a lower level.[1] With 150 m span, 6150 m total length and 18.10 m width it is going to be the largest bridge in the Pawdda-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basins of country in terms of both span and the total length.
Component of the project :
- Main Bridge
- River Training Works(RTW)
- Janjira Approach Road & Selected Bridge End Facilities
- Mawa Approach Road & Selected Bridge End Facilities
- Service Area-2
- Resettlement
- Environment
- Land Acquisition
- CSC(Main Bridge & RTW)
- CSC(Approach Roads & Service Area-2)
- Engineering Support & Safety Team(ESST)
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