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NEWS - New Bridge across Gyaing Riv



Subject: NEWS - New Bridge across Gyaing River Opened in Myanmar

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New Bridge across Gyaing River Opened in Myanmar

               Xinhua
               24-MAR-99

               YANGON (March 25) XINHUA - A new bridge across
               Myanmar's Gyaing River linking the country's southeastern
               Kayin and Mon states was put into service Wednesday to
               facilitate transport in the region, official newspaper
The New
               Light of Myanmar reported Thursday. 

               The Gyaing River Bridge, also known as the Zathabyin, is
               the longest suspension bridge in the country connecting
               Hpa-an, capital of Kayin state, and Mawlamyine, capital
of
               Mon state, and having 579.5 metros long and 7.32 metros
               wide capable to bear 45 tons of load. 

               The construction of the bridge began in June 1996 and
               completed last month at a cost of 4.96 million U.S.
dollars
               plus 1.2 billion kyats (4 million dollars). 

               Regional people, who had to use Hpa-an-Mawlamyine
               waterway taking a four-hour journey between the two
states
               in the past, can now easily travel in an hour more using
the
               bridge. 

               At the inauguration ceremony of the bridge,
               Lieutenant-General Tin Oo, second secretary of the
               Myanmar State peace and Development Council, said that
               the government is building the network to ease transport
               between states and divisions which lag progress. 

               Another bridge across Gyaing River, the Kawkareik, will
be
               opened soon and cross border trade with Thailand will
               prosper after completion of the bridge, he said. 

               Since late 1988, three bridges across the country's
Thanlwin
               River have been built. These are Takaw-ek Bridge in
               northern Shan state, Hpa-an Bridge in Kayin state and
               Tasan Bridge in southeastern Shan state. 

               Myanmar also implemented six other major bridge projects
               across the country's Ayeyawaddy River since then. Of
these,
               four have been completed which are the Myaungmya,

               Nawahtay, Maubin and Bala Minhtin.