Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the much-awaited bridge constructed over the Payra River in Lebukhali area on Patuakhali-Barishal highway for traffic movement.
The premier opened the Payra Bridge joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban. The bridge has a "bridge health monitor" system, which has been installed for the first time in a bridge in the country. The system will send signals of natural disasters, including thunderstorms and earthquakes or any damage, said officials familiar with the process.
In the construction of the bridge, a single pillar has been used in the middle of the river which is expected not to disrupt the normal water flow of the river. With the opening of Payra Bridge, direct road communication will be established between Dhaka and Kuakata after being completed the construction of the Padma Bridge.