ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: The US $2.9 billion Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project comprises a new fixed crossing of the Padma River in Bangladesh incorporating a combined road and railway bridge 6.15 km long (41 × 150 m spans) with separate road and rail viaducts at each end, major river training works and 13.6 km of approach roads, minor bridges and bridge end facilities. The bridge, currently under construction, will be the longest in South Asia and provide substantial economic improvements and poverty alleviation to the south west region of the country. This paper charts AECOM’s delivery as lead consultant of this mega project for the Bangladesh BridgeAuthority from development of concepts, studies, detailed design and documentation and procurement assistance over a period of six years, culminating in the award of five major construction contracts.
