Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

Annex 8-3Emergency Event Probability Response/ActionFlooding High Minor Flooding: May require short-term approachroad and/or minor bridge (includingrailway) closureMajor Flooding: Approach road and bridge (includingrailway) closure Inspections of infrastructure fordamage after flood waters have subsided.Traffic Accidents Very High Short-term closure of effected roadlanes Towing of damaged vehicles Alerting upazila Health Complex (ifapplicable)Railway Accidents Low Closure of railway line andevacuation of passengers Moving of damaged locomotives andcars by crane if required.Padma Multipurpose Bridge Design ProjectFinal Report (Environmental Action Plan)Environmental Impact Assessment Report A8-45June 7, 2010Table A8.2-7: Emergency and ResponsePrincipalResponseAgenciesBangladeshArmyOtherCoordinatingAgencies BWDB DC Office BBA DMBPolice FireDepartment HealthDepartment BRTA DC Office BBAPolice FireDepartment HealthDepartmentEvacuation PlanIn the case of a major flood, theBangladesh Army would lead amajor evacuation of the affectedsettlement communities.In the case of accidents and otherroad emergencies, the affectedlane will be temporarily shut-downand vehicles will be directedthrough unaffected lanes. In theevent of a major traffic accident,all lanes on affected side will beclosed and a lane on the oppositeside of the road will temporarily beused for vehicle evacuation (i.e., ifthe entire North-bound traffic sideof the road is blocked, it will besealed off and a lane on theSouth-Bound traffic side of theroad will be used for North-boundtraffic).In the case of a railway lineemergency, passengers will beevacuated through walkways on