Infrastructure
National road No 13 North improvements to see January start
Over 50 kilometres of upgrades to National Road No. 13 North have completed model design construction and now prepare to price bid construction from the companies.More ...
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Airport upgrade in Xieng Khuang attracts interest of Chinese firm
A Chinese survey company is keen to upgrade the airport in Xieng Khuang province with the aim of developing it as a hub for a regional air transport service, a provincial leader said on Thursday. The development of the airfield is key to catering to ...
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Chinese constructors complete foundations of Mekong River rail bridges
VIENTIANE (Xinhua) — The concrete casting for the last pier understructure of LuangPrabang railway bridge has been successfully completed, laying down all the foundation construction work of the two cross-Mekong River super major bridges along the China-Laos railway.More ...
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Inspection ordered as road toll bites in Champassak
Champassak provincial authorities will soon order an inspection of Road No. 16 including accurate details on the construction budget as the government contemplates plans to purchase the project rights from the private construction company. The government signed a concession with Duangdy Bridge-Road Construction Company allowing ...
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Expressway corridor linking China, Laos, Thailand earmarked
A road corridor has been assigned for the planned Boten-Huayxai Expressway connecting China to Thailand via Laos. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport held a meeting on Friday and approved the selection of 181 km “Corridor K” to traverse Lao lands.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Growth projections push Bolaven Plateu airport feasibility study
A Chinese firm is carrying out a feasibility study for the development of a new township on the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos to support a number of mega projects. The company is interested in constructing an international airport, a modern town, natural tourism sites ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Laos-China Rail produced beams popping up in capital
The Laos-China Railway Project is building pre-stressed concrete beams to be placed on pylons to create a stretch of high-speed railroad on the relatively flat Vientiane Plain, with approximately 800 beams required. More ...
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Over 61 percent of Savannakhet Road No 9 bridges complete
The project to build two bridges along National Road No 9 –Xekoumkam Bridge and Xethamuak Bridge – in Savannakhet province has been completed to some 61.28 percent. More ...
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Dry port planned for Champassak’s Vangtao SEZ
The government has granted permission for a local investor to carry out a feasibility study for the construction of a dry port in Vangtao Specific Economic Zone in Champassak province. The port, which is expected to cost US$15 million, is designed to improve logistics systems domestically ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Vientiane’s Problematic Donnokkhoum to Nakhuay Road to be Expedited
Authorities in Vientiane Capital hope to resolve the problems facing construction of a new road stretching from Donnokkhoum to Nakhuay villages, connecting to the 450 Years Road in Saysettha District.More ...
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