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Padma Bridge at a glance

Published : Friday, 24 June, 2022 at 9:58 PM  Count : 1450

Padma Bridge at a glance

Padma Bridge at a glance


⏩Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the river Padma.

⏩The construction of the Padma Bridge has established uninterrupted, affordable and fast communication between the 21 south-west districts of the country and the capital. According to experts, it is likely to bring revolutionary changes to the lives and livelihoods of some six crore people of Bangladesh's southern region
⏩The two-level steel truss bridge carries a four-lane highway on the upper level and a single track railway on a lower level

⏩The bridge is 6.150km (3.821 mile) long and 22.5m (74 ft) wide

⏩It has 150.12m long 41 spans. It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh. The highest depth of pile of this bridge is 122 metres, which is highest among all other bridges

⏩The bridge looks loke English alphabet 'S'

⏩The bridge has a total of 41 spans. Each span is 150 meter long. It has a total of 42 pillars

⏩The total weight of the spans is 1,16,388 tonnes

⏩There are six piles under each pillar. Seven piles have been given under some pillars. The diameter of each pile is 3 meters, while its length is 128 meters. The number of piles is 264 (with viaduct pillars, there are 294 piles)

⏩Land acquisition: 918 hectres

⏩Steel used in construction of bridge: 1,46,000 MTs

⏩Construction work of the bridge began on December 7, 2014. The construction of main bridge began with the work of Pillar No. 7 on Mawa side

⏩Some 75,000 vehicles will be able to ply over the bridge per day

⏩The height from the water level to the bridge is 18 meters

⏩The bridge can sustain earthquake of 8.0 magnitude on Richter Scale

⏩Length of Padma Bridge Approach Roads is 12km

⏩River training is done over an area of 16.21km

⏩The bridge's longevity is 100 years

⏩Total expenses for constructing the bridge is Tk 30,193.39 crore

⏩Direct road connections between Dhaka and 21 districts established through Padma Bridge

⏩Three crore people of the country's south-western regions will get direct benefits of the Padma Bridge

⏩Nationality of experts and engineers worked at Padma Bridge: China, India, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Singapore, Japan, Denmark, Italy, Malaysia, Colombia, Phillipines, Taiwan, Nepal and South Africa

⏩The China Major Bridge Engineering Corporation (MBEC) constructed the main bridge

⏩All 415 lamp posts of Padma Bridge have access to electricity and these get illuminated anytime when it starts to get dark.

Project's cost:

a) Expenditure of the Main Bridge: Tk 11,938.63 crore (against the allocation of Tk 12,133.39 crore) including the expenses for 400kV power transmission line tower and gas pipeline.

b) River Training Work: Tk 8,706.91 crore (against the allocation of Tk 9,400 crore).

c) Approach Roads: Tk 1,895.55 crore for approach roads and two toll plazas, two police station buildings and three service areas (against the allocation of Tk 1,907.68 crore).

d) Rehabilitation Cost: Tk 1,116.76 crore (against the allocation of Tk 1,515 crore).

e) Land Acquisition Cost: Tk 2,698.73 crore

f) Environment: Tk 26.72 crore (against the allocation of Tk 129.03 crore).

g) Salary and allowance, consultants, security provided by army etc: Tk 1,348.78 crore (against the allocation of Tk 2,409.56 crore)

h) The total approved cost of the project: Tk 27,732.08 crore (against the allocation of Tk 30,193.39 crore)

The inauguration of the bridge: 25 June 2022

Source: Padma Bridge Project Office, Cabinet Division


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