Payra Bridgeis aroad bridgeacross theBurishwar River.It connectsBarisalandPatuakhali,linking the southwest of the country to the northern regions.
Payra Bridge পায়রা সেতু | |
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| Coordinates | 22°27′51″N90°20′29″E/ 22.4641012°N 90.3412547°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Payra River |
| Locale | Patuakhali,Bangladesh |
| Other name(s) | Lebukhali Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Extradosed bridge |
| Material | Concrete, steel, rope |
| Total length | 1,470 metres (4,820 ft) |
| Width | 19.76 metres (64.8 ft) |
| Height | 18.30 metres (60.0 ft) |
| Longest span | 200 metres (660 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | July 24, 2016 |
| Construction end | October 2021 |
| Opened | October 28, 2021 |
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History
editA student from Patuakhali wrote a letter toPrime MinisterSheikh Hasinarequesting to build a bridge over the river on which the bridge is located. After reading the letter, the Prime Minister assured to build the bridge.[1]In 2012, theDepartment of Roads and Highwaysadopted a plan to build the Payra Bridge. At that time its construction cost was estimated at Tk 4.58 billion. The bridge is funded byKuwait Fund for Arab Economic DevelopmentandOPEC Fund for International Development.On March 13, 2013,Sheikh Hasinalaid the foundation stone of the bridge.[2]Two years later, the budget for the bridge was doubled by revising the project. One year later, on July 24, the Long gian Road and Bridge Company was commissioned to build the bridge. In 2018, the construction work was delayed due to an error in the design of the bridge. However, in 2019,[3]the final construction cost of the bridge was fixed at Tk 14.46 billion and the design of the bridge was changed.[4]The four-lane bridge was scheduled to be completed in June 2020.[5]But due to theCOVID-19 epidemic,the work could not be completed on time. Later, the completion date was postponed to June 2022.[6]The bridge was inaugurated on 28 October 2021.[2]
Specifications
editPayra Bridge is one of the first bridges in Bangladesh to have a bridge health monitoring system. The length of the bridge is 1.48 km. The bridge has been constructed at a height of 18.3 meters above the water level to facilitate navigation. Not more than one pillar of this bridge has been placed in the river.[2]
Usage and benefits
editKuakata Beachis easily accessible from the bridge. Besides, this bridge connectsPort of PayrawithDhaka.[7]
References
edit- ^"প্রধানমন্ত্রী প্রতিশ্রুত পায়রা সেতু নির্মাণের প্রক্রিয়া শুরু".Janakantha(in Bengali). 4 November 2016.
- ^abc"PM opens Payra Bridge to traffic".The Business Standard.24 October 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 30 October 2021.Retrieved27 June2022.
- ^"Toll rate for Payra Bridge fixed".New Age.26 March 2021.
- ^"Payra bridge that establishes road connectivity with South opens today".The Financial Express.24 October 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 2 November 2021.Retrieved27 June2022.
- ^Basu, Rajib (20 January 2019)."Payra Bridge halfway into completion".Bangla Tribune.Archivedfrom the original on 25 September 2021.Retrieved27 June2022.
- ^Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary (16 September 2021)."Payra Bridge: Cost 3.5 times the original estimate".The Daily Star.Archivedfrom the original on 17 September 2021.Retrieved27 June2022.
- ^M Jahirul Islam Jewel (4 July 2021)."Lebukhali bridge to boost trade in Patuakhali, connecting Kuakata, Payra".The Business Standard.Archivedfrom the original on 23 March 2022.Retrieved27 June2022.
External links
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