PUBLISHED : 27 Apr 2024 at 05:53
The fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, which links Bueng Kan province of Thailand and Pakxan town in Laos, will open for public use this November, Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri said on Friday.
This bridge will run from tambons Bueng Kan, Khai Si and Wisit in Muang Bueng Kan district, which is located on the opposite side of Pakxan.
The construction project consists of a 1.35-kilometre crossover with a two-lane road at the Mekong River and a four-lane bypass on the Thailand side, linking Highway No.222 (Bueng Kan-Phang Khon) with Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom and Sakon Nakhon, and a two-lane, 2.86km bypass in Pakxan.
The project cost 3.906 billion baht and will be finished this November, said…
