Jamuna Rail Bridge to open Jan next year

Jamuna Rail Bridge to open Jan next year

The much-awaited double line dual gauge railway bridge over the River Jamuna is expected to open in second week of January, 2025.
“We have successfully completed construction works of dedicated double line dual gauge railway bridge over the river Jamuna,” Project Director of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge Al Fattah Md Masudur Rahman told BSS here today.
He said the 4.8 km long double line dual gauge bridge, which would be the largest dedicated rail bridge of the country, was constructed with two packages including WD-1 and WD-2 with the involvement of Tk. 16,780 crore.
“The total cost of the bridge has been estimated of Tk. 16,780.95 crore, of which Tk. 13,000 crore has been earmarked for construction work and over Tk. 3,000 crore for meeting other cost. But we have saved Tk. 50 crore against construction of a component,” Rahman said.