[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index
][Thread Index
]
NEWS - New Bridge across Gyaing Riv
- Subject: NEWS - New Bridge across Gyaing Riv
- From: Rangoonp@xxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:31:00
Subject: NEWS - New Bridge across Gyaing River Opened in Myanmar
NOTE: A new way for quicker military action.
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.