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Multi-purpose bridge options

Multi-purpose bridges are being proposed as suitable infrastructure options for Bangladesh as well as to link Argentina and Paraguay.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Multi-purpose bridges are being proposed as suitable infrastructure options for Bangladesh as well as to link Argentina and Paraguay. In Bangladesh funding worth US$300 million is targeted at the Padma Multipurpose Bridge. This proposed bridge crosses Bangladesh's Padma River and will feature an upper deck for road transport and a lower deck for a single-track railway.

Meanwhile in South America, feasibility studies are underway at present for a new bridge to link Paraguay with Argentina. The proposed crossing would connect Paraguay’s Neembuco department with one of Argentina’s north-eastern provinces. At present this link is by a ferry service at the moment, limiting goods transport. One option being discussed is the possibility of a combined road and rail bridge.

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