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[2] The spanning portion of the construction remains, after which work will be done to widen the railroad and roads within the span. Yesterday at 12 PM the casting of concrete on the completed poles began, reports Sara Bangla.
[3] Bridge engineers said the concrete work should have been completed by the evening, then it will take a solid shape in another three days. The poles will be able to fully carry loads in a about a month.
[4] This marks the projecting overcoming the biggest challenge in the completion of the Padma bridge which caused a delay of almost 4 and a half years. Only because of the complexity of the poles the project was delayed once more, for more than a year. [5] The construction of Padma Bridge, which got pace few months back overcoming its foundation-related problems since 2015, was impeded again in February due to absence of an adequate number of Chinese staff following coronavirus outbreak.