Highest amount of toll collection on Padma bridge

Friday has marked the highest amount of toll collection – Tk3,16,53,200 – from Padma Bridge in a day since its inauguration last week.

A total of 26,398 vehicles paid the toll while crossing the bridge on Friday (2 July).

Earlier on 26 June, the first day when the bridge opened to traffic - Padma Bridge authority collected Tk2,09,40,300 toll from 51,316 vehicles that crossed the 6.15km bridge from both sides in the first 20 hours.

Bangladesh Bridge Authority Executive Engineer Md Abul Hossain said the highest amount of toll was collected from 26,398 vehicles on Friday although the number of vehicles crossing the bridge on the first day was over 50,000.

"The main reason behind this was most of the vehicles that paid the toll on 26 June were motorcycles," he said.