The Long Span and Specialty Bridge Group secured another major win, in the form of Padma Bridge, a 5.6-kilometer long river crossing in Bangladesh. In a joint bid involving significant efforts across regions, consulting firm AECOM and its staff in Hong Kong have been working closely with colleagues in New Zealand and A
The Long Span and Specialty Bridge Group secured another major win, in the form of Padma Bridge, a 5.6-kilometer long river crossing in Bangladesh. In a joint bid involving significant efforts across regions, consulting firm AECOM and its staff in Hong Kong have been working closely with colleagues in New Zealand and Australia; the collective efforts translate to a US$1.5 billion bridge project.
The Padma River carries the third greatest water discharge of all the rivers in the world, but it is ranked as the highest in terms of sediment transport and is one of the largest and most challenging rivers for which bridge construction has been attempted.
The 5.58-kilometer long river crossing will be South Asia's largest. Padma Bridge will connect the southwest of Bangladesh with the capital Dhaka, cutting travel times by several hours and boosting business through the movement of goods, including carrying a railway planned for connection to the Trans-Asian network, communication infrastructure and a gas transmission pipeline.
Once completed, government officials estimate that the new bridge will increase Bangladesh's GDP by 1.2%.