Roads and bridges

ATTAPEU, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The restoration of roads and construction of a waste water treatment facility in flood-affected Sanamxay district of Attapeu province is progressing as planned.A progress report was presented to the Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport, Mrs Vilaykham Phosalath, and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A raft of activities took place over the weekend to mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of the first Lao-Thai friendship bridge, which was funded by Australia, highlighting Australia’s continuing pivotal role in maintaining peace and prosperity in the Mekong ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Many fun and interesting activities are planned for the upcoming 25th anniversary celebration of the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge, taking place on and around the bridge over April 26-27.Event organisers say the activities include an almsgiving ceremony involving Buddhist monks, a ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – In about two years from now, Lao-Chinese trains will emerge from a tunnel, cross the Mekong River railway bridge in Luang Prabang and then quickly disappear inside another mountain.At the bridge site, the river is about one kilometre wide, ...

Earlier today (April 1) Mr. Luca Lazzarolli, Director General of the European Investment Bank, formally agreed new support to improve 1,400km of currently unpaved roads in six provinces. This will enable parts of the national road network most vulnerable to a changing climate to be paved, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The public works and transport sector has been told to address the longstanding issue of many roads and bridges having been built and repaired at high cost but to low quality standards.Speaking at the national meeting of the sector that ended ...

KHAMMUAN, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – When elderly people in Thakhaek and Nabong villages get together with their friends, they’re likely to debate when and if the dirt roads that run in front of their homes will be asphalted.They stand outside their houses, looking at the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities have authorised the Vientiane Expressway Number 1 Sole Company Ltd to build the Vientiane Expressway No 1 from the Thatluang Marsh Specific Economic Zone to Dongmakkhai over a distance of 15.30 km.The agreement for the build-operate-transfer (BOT) concession was ...

The governments of Laos and Vietnam have vowed to seek financing to build a railway connecting Vientiane with the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province.The two sides signed an agreement in Vientiane on Sunday, pledging to work together to realise the planned ...

Motorists should enjoy reduced travel times in the capital when the construction of road links between the That Luang marsh area and other roads are complete. The That Luang Marsh Special Economic Zone is planning to invest about US$7 million, including compensation, to upgrade the road ...