Transport Sector: Union Minister Inspects Roads and Bridges

Union Minister for Construction U Shwe Lay made inspections in Bago and Yangon regions. At the construction site of the Sittoung River Crossing Bridge (Okphyat), the Union Minister inspected the completion of the concrete floor work of the bridge, bridge handrails, up-stream and down-stream waterway and bridge access road.

Sittoung River Crossing Bridge (Okphyat) is located on the Pyu-Okphyat-Mone Road in Taungoo District. The total length of the bridge is 620 feet and road width is 8.53 meters. There, officials also explained the completion of concrete paving of Layeinsu-Mayin-Ywahaung road connecting the Yangon-Bago-Toungoo-Mandalay Union Highway.

The Union Minister also inspected upgrading works of Bago-Thanatpin-Kayan-Thongwa-Thanlyin Road (Yangon Region section) from the previous 12-foot road level to 18-foot-wide asphalt road and the pre-engineering work for construction of a new 150-foot Mudu Bridge and a 120-foot new bridge on the road. Also, the Union Minister inspected construction of the 5-storey People’s Hospital and 8-storey Oncology Unit in Dagon Seikkan Township of Yangon Region.