Tarred road commissioned into service in Thongwa Township

March 30, 2017

A ceremony to open a new tarred road was held in Thongwa Township, Yangon Region yesterday morning.

At the ceremony, Union Minister for Construction U Win Khaing said that the ministry is implementing construction of roads and bridges in the regions and states in its first 5-year short term plan from April 2016 to March 2021. Six roads and three bridges will be built in Yangon Region through international aids, parliament's pledges and BOT system. The ministry had already constructed 637 mile and 6 furlongs long roads and 49 bridges above 180-ft in Yangon Region.

Bago-Thanatpin-KayanThongwa-Thanlyan Road and Yangon-Pathein Road Section are scheduled to be upgrade to tarred ones with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) commencing the fiscal year 2018-2019, he added. Thakayta Bridge is under construction with the help of the Japan and the detailed designs are being drawn up for the Dala Bridge with the fund contributed by the Korea and the project is expected to begin in the near future.

A feasibility study is being conducted for the No (3) Bago River Crossing Bridge that links Thilawa SEZ and the newly inaugurated road will be first of its kind in Yangon Region in the time of new government, he said.

The union minister highlighted that the local products from Thilawa SEZ in Yangon Region and Bago Region can be easily exported to other regions in a short period of time without passing Yangon City. The new road will help improve socioeconomic status of the local people and reduce poverty rate in rural area. In an attempt to ease traffic congestion and to reduce transportation charges, steps have been taken to allow the public to use nine bridges in Yangon Region free of charge starting from 1 April. He called for public participation for durability of the bridge.

Daw Nilar Kyaw, Yangon Regional Minister for Electricity, Industry and Road Transportation, the regional Hluttaw representatives, a town elder and an official from the Road Department formally opened the tarred road.

Then, the union minister, the regional minister and Thongwa Pyithu Hluttaw Representative Daw Su Su Lwin and guests posed for documentary photo and strolled along the tarred road.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar