16 Killed in Accidents on Vang Vieng Expressway Prior to Opening

Sixteen people have been killed in accidents along the Vientiane to Vang Vieng Expressway since the construction of the road began.According to a report by Lao Security News, sixteen people were killed in some 30 road accidents that occurred along the Vientiane – Vang Vieng Expressway since ...

Phayboune Thanabouasy

Vientiane Expressway No 1 Project pays second installment of compensation worth over US$4 millions

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Vientiane Expressway No 1 Project yesterday paid more than US$ 4 million as the second installment of compensation to property owners affected by the venture.The owners of 92 plots of land, measuring a total of 344,671 sq m, that were ...

News Desk

Khammuan road repair bill estimated at 33 billion kip

Khammuan province: Authorities in this flood-stricken area say at least 33 billion kip is needed to repair damaged roads in five districts.Director of the province’s Public Works and Transport Department, Mr Phitsamai Khongsadath, told media “We expect to need a budget of over 33 billion ...

Phomphong Laoin

City road sections to be upgraded to reduce congestion

Vientiane authorities are improving and widening some main roads and installing traffic lights for pedestrians in community areas to reduce traffic congestion.The work is being undertaken by the Vientiane Public Works and Transport Department.The head of the department’s transportation management division, Mr Sivone Subthavy, told Vientiane ...

Phomphong Laoin

Vientiane-Vangvieng Expressway 40 percent complete

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Construction work is around 40 percent complete on an expressway linking the capital of Vientiane with Vangvieng, a well-known tourism district in Vientiane province.The construction of the 113.5-km road, which kick-started last April, is expected to take three years to complete, ...

Souksakhone Vaenkeo
http://annx.asianews.network/content/vientiane-vangvieng-expressway-40-cent-complete-104888

Donnokkhoum-450 road builder’s contract extended for 18 months

The contract for the company building an 11-km road from Donnokkhoum village in Sisattanak district to the 450 Year Road in Xaysettha district has been extended by 18 months after the contractor faced a shortage of funds.Project Director, Mr Sacksombath Taysouliya, told Vientiane Times that “The agreement ...

Phomphong Laoin

Authority confirms Tanmixay-Sikeuth road completion by year’s end

Vientiane Authority has confirmed the upgrade of the 9.4-km road running from Tanmixay crossroads in Xaythany district to Sikeuth junction in Naxaithong district of Vientiane will be completed by the end of this year.Consulting Project Director, Mr Sompasong Chanthavong, told Vientiane Times  yesterday that the project is ...

Phomphong Laoin

Saravan road upgrades open up province’s rural areas

Newly completed road construction in Saravan will improve access, particularly in poorer areas of the province, to markets, schools, health centres and public services.An official inauguration of new roads took place this week under Phase 6 of the Rural Infrastructure Programme in Samuay and Ta-oy ...

Keoviengkhone Bounviseth

Lao-Thai friendship bridge planned for Vientiane province

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao and Thai governments are planning to build another “friendship” bridge to link their countries across the Mekong, bringing Vientiane province closer to the neighbouring Thai province of Loei, according to the new governor of Vientiane province.Speaking to the media ...

Ekaphone Phouthonesy
http://annx.asianews.network/content/lao-thai-friendship-bridge-planned-vientiane-province-102302

Work on Mekong railway bridge running ahead of schedule

LUANG PRABANG, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Construction of a bridge across the Mekong River in Luang Prabang which will carry the Laos-China railway is running ahead of schedule, according to Chinese construction companies.The companies in charge of the bridge and railway construction project on Sunday ...

News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/work-mekong-railway-bridge-running-ahead-schedule-101108

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