84% construction work of Padma Bridge completed: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that around 84 percent of construction work of the Padma Bridge has been completed so far.
Quader, also general secretary of Awami League, made the disclosure at a view exchange meeting with journalists at Padma Bridge visitors center in Dogachhi area of Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj.
The minister also said driving work of all piles of main bridge has been completed. Work of 32 piers among 42 of main bridge has been completed and work of rest 10 is underway, he added.
At the meeting, Padma Bridge project director Shafiqul Islam, Munshiganj deputy commissioner Md Moniruzzaman Talukder and police superintendent Mohammad Zayedul Alam, among others, were present.
