Transport infrastructure and facilities
Roads and bridges
Two new Savannakhet bridges heading for May handover
The new Xekoumkam and Xethamuak bridges along National Road No. 9 in Savannakhet province are approaching 80 percent completion with the official in charge expecting to hand over the projects in May.“Construction of the two bridges is now 77.49 percent complete. We expect the work ...
Phomphong Laoin
Long-suffering Vientiane residents call for completion of road works
People living alongside a 9.4-km road that is in the process of being upgraded have taken to social media to express their dissatisfaction with the perpetual clouds of dust that engulf them while the road remains unsurfaced.The road in question runs from the Tanmixay crossroads ...
Phomphong Laoin
Dozens fail to declare acceptance of Vientiane expressway compensation
More than 100 people who will lose land and other property when the planned expressway is built through Vientiane did not declare their intention to accept the compensation offered by the deadline of January 30.The 15.2 km expressway will link the Lao International Trade Exhibition ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Vientiane: Tanmixay-Sikeuth road upgrade delayed by nine months
The upgrade of the 9.4-kilometre road from the Tanmixay crossroads in Xaythany district to Sikeuth junction in Naxaithong district, Vientiane, is likely to require a nine-month extension as work is running behind schedule.The project is one of the capital’s priorities in terms of infrastructure development ...
Phomphong Laoin
Claim compensation by end of January, residents affected by Vientiane expressway told
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities have told villagers and organisations whose property stands in the path of the planned expressway in Vientiane to declare the assets they will lose and to submit a compensation claim by the end of this month.Xaysettha and Xaythany district authorities ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Construction of 15-km Vientiane expressway edges closer
Construction of an expressway linking the city centre to the outskirts is expected to begin next month, a senior government official has said.The 15.2 km expressway is expected to ease congestion and meet the capital’s growing need for faster and smoother transportation.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
1.2 Trillion Kip Needed For Road Renovation
(KPL) The Department of Bridges and Roads has said it needs 1,200 billion kip to implement 20 projects and 148 contracts on road repair and construction nationwide.Of the needed funding, 869 billion kip is needed for road repair and renovation, 251 billion kip for road ...
KPL editors
Newly-built Nam Ngum bridge opens to the public
A bridge that has been built across the Nam Ngum river linking Nabong and Thakokhay villages in Pakngum district, Vientiane, is now open for public use, making life easier for local residents. The official opening ceremony yesterday was attended by Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and President ...
Times Reporters
Chinese firm launches road upgrading project in central Laos
VIENTIANE – China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO) has launched an upgrading project for a Savanakhet road in central Laos.Dong Jifeng, assistant general manager of NORINCO International, the business sector of its parent company NORINCO, said at a ceremony on Saturday at the project ...
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Govt mulls measures to clamp down on overvalued road projects
Poor quality, excessive cost and the slow progress of road construction projects dominated discussions at the cabinet’s monthly meeting for November, which sought solutions to these chronic problems.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo