Union Construction Minister inspects road and bridge construction, repair works in Bago Region

 

UNION MINISTER for Construction U Shwe lay inspected the site chosen for construction of a three miles and one furlong long Toungoo detour which will link the expressway and Toungoo in Toungoo District of Bago Region on 11 September.

Then, the Union Minister and party looked into the 370 ft long Naungyoe bridge on Magyeebin-Kinseik village road being built by Department of Rural Road Development, road maintenance of the Bago-Toungoo section of Yangon-Toungoo-Mandalay Union Highway by B.O.T companies, the site chosen for building the bridge and progress of Penwegon detour, and concrete road paving site on Thahtaygon-Kinywa road section.

He then met the officials of B.O.T companies which operate Yangon-Bago-Toungoo-Meiktila-Mandalay Highway at Bago Region Department of Highways.

During the meeting, he stressed the need to construct the road to meet the ASEAN’s standards, upgrade it to the fourlane road including motorcycle lanes, grow the trees on each side of the road and apply phaseby-phase work plan.

He also said it should revise the BOT contract as quickly as possible and make efforts to meet the set quality for respective road sections.

The Union Minister also discussed the development of roads and bridges in Bago Region with region Chief Minister U Myo Swe Win at the meeting hall of Kyonku Bridge.

The Union Minister also inspected the expansion of Phayagyi-Bawnetgyi road to a four-lane, a road network to Yangon-Bago-Toungoo-Meiktila-Mandalay Union Highway and Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay expressway, paving of platform and drainage system. He then also checked the repairs of Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay expressway, paving of asphalt concrete, construction of sub-structure on Kyan Creek bridge between milepost No 75/7 and 76/0 and operations of pier shaft and cross beam on Swa Creek bridge between milepost No 165/1 and 165/3.

MNA

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