(KPL) The 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Mekong Bridge Construction Project will link the Bokeo province of Laos and the Chieng Rai province of Thailand. This bridge, which will be built on the Mekong River will become part of 270 kilometer R3a road. This bridge will be connected to the road that links Laos, China and Thailand so that it becomes a seamless highway. Construction work will commence in June 2009.
On its completion this will be the fourth bridge across the Mekong River . The others are located in Vientiane, Savannakhet and Khammuane.
Bokeo residents believed that the 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Mekong Bridge between two provinces of the countries would lead to an increase in trade, transport, investment and tourism. At the same time it will also bring the Thais and Lao people closer together.
Mr Thavonh Vorabouth, Deputy Director General of the 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Mekong Bridge Construction Project, Bokeo province disclosed yesterday that the plan of the 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge Construction Project is completed. Construction work will begin on June 2009 and it will be completed in 2011.
The Chinese and Thai governments have jointly invested around US$ 59 million on a 50 –50 basis and it is in the form of cooperative shares. The Lao government would provide basic facility support for the 480 meters long and 14.7 meters wide bridge project.
He added that the 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Mekong Bridge would boost trade, investment, tourism and transportation in Laos, China and Thailand.
4th bridges???? hhmmmm i'm trying to think of the 3rd one.. where is it?? 1st bridge is Vientaine-Nongkai, 2nd bridge is Savannakhet-Moukdaharn.. and where is the 3rd one at??
the 3th one is in sayabury province i not remember the name. seem to be the brige over num huang.
oh really???? i remember them talking about it.. i didnt know that they actually build it.. do have pictures??? anyone ever crossed it???? bridge over Num Huang???? that doesnt count as friendship bridge than?? i think we are talking about bridge that cross over to Thailand.. over the MeKong River
Thailand Oks Building 3RD Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge
BANGKOK, Dec 5 Asia Pulse - The Thai Cabinet on Tuesday gave the green light to a draft agreement on the construction of the third Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River, connecting Thailand's Nakhon Phanom and the Lao province of Khammoune.
The pact between the two countries is expected to be signed by the end of December 2007, with financing to be provided by the Thai government.
The two parties will set up a committee to coordinate the planning, policies and project administration.
According to Thai Ministry of Commerce's figures of the two countries' border trade, from January through September 2007, Thailand's imported goods from Laos was worth almost Bt1. 5 billion (US$48.8 million) and Thailand's exports to Laos valued at more than Bt30 billion.
The second Friendship Bridge between Thailand and the Lao PDR was opened in December last year.
Linking the Lao province of Savannakhet with northeastern Thailand's Mukdahan province, the second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is boosting economic development and to facilitate transportation, trade, investment, and tourism, not only between Thailand and Laos, but facilitating trade and tourism with central Vietnam.
The first Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong linking the Thai province of Nong Khai and the Lao PDR capital of Vientiane was opened in 1994.
kob jai lai lai der!!! okay that makes more sense.... so!! annymous was wrong about the 3rd friendship bridge than.. they got an OK but still in planning stage..
