Chinese-built Padma Bridge opens to traffic in Bangladesh

Xinhua
27 Jun 2022, 14:05 GMT+10

The 9.8-km Padma Bridge, which opened to traffic on June 25, will play an important role in advancing economic development of Bangladesh.

DHAKA, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The Padma Bridge built by a Chinese enterprise held an opening ceremony here on Saturday in Bangladesh.

In her inauguration ceremony speech, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that after the launch of the bridge, it will become an important transportation junction to establish direct communication between the capital Dhaka and 21 districts in the southern part of the country by road and rail.

The bridge is expected to contribute 1.23 percentage points to Bangladesh's GDP growth and reduce poverty rate by 0.84 percentage point per year, she added.

New economic zones and high-tech parks will be built centering on the bridge. As a result, domestic and foreign investment will be attracted and the pace of industrialization of the country will be accelerated, the prime minister said.

The Padma Bridge is a major part of the Asian Highway Network, thus contributing greatly to regional trade, she said.

The Padma Bridge is located about 40 km southwest of Dhaka, with a total length of 9.8 km, and of that, the main bridge is 6.15 km long.

The project was undertaken by China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co, Ltd, setting a record for the largest overseas bridge construction by a Chinese enterprise.

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