New Kunlong Bridge: Construction Project Of China-Aided Kunlong Bridge Underway

The construction of the China-aided Kunlong Bridge in northern Shan State is now 25 per cent complete, according to the Ministry of Construction.

The bridge project is being implemented on Hsenwi -Kunlong-Chinshwehaw  road (49/6 milepost) in Kunlong Township of Lashio District at the cost of 137.00 million yuan of Chinese funds. The old suspension bridge was constructed in 1964 by Chinese engineers and now has a weight restriction of up to only 25 tonnes for ageing.

Therefore, the new bridge is being constructed, according to the Deputy Director of Bridge Task Force (4). The new 286-metre-long Kunlong Bridge is constructed by the Chinese engineers and workers of China Yunnan Sunny Road & Bridge Company Ltd under the supervision of the Ministry of Construction.

The 6-span Box Girder type bridge is 12 metres in width, and the approach road is 3.54 kilometres long on the Kunlong side and 435 metres long on the Hsenwi side. It has a load capacity of 75 tonnes. The total construction period is scheduled 30 months to complete on June 9, 2023.  

The Kunlong Bridge project, which is provided for Myanmar is one of the important cooperation results between the two sides and was agreed during President Xi Jinping's visit to Myanmar in January, 2019.  

When the bridge is completed, the will greatly improve traffic and logistics conditions in northern Shan State of Myanmar, and the border with Yunnan Province of China, as well as improve the quality of China-Myanmar border trade and improve the stability and development of the region on China-Myanmar border.