, Aug. 26 -- After nearly eight years of delays, design changes and repeated extensions, construction of the much-awaited Barui Para Bridge over the Nabaganga River in Kalia upazila is finally nearing completion.

Around 95 percent of the project has already been completed and workers now focusing on the remaining concrete work, approach roads and finishing touches.

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) expects the bridge to be ready for inauguration in October, officials said.

The bridge is part of the Narail-Kalia regional highway and is expected to establish direct road connectivity between Narail Sadar and Kalia upazilas, easing the longstanding transport woes of more than three lakh people living on both sides of the river.

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