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Opening of Nam Heuang Friendship Bridge and International Border Building

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(KPL)The handing-over ceremony of the Nam Heuang Friendship Bridge and the International Border Building in Kaenthao district, Sayaboury province was held on 2 December and Mr Phouvong Korasack, Director General of the Laosamai Construction Company and Service Limited handed this infrastructure to the Lao government.



The Vice-President, Bounnhang Vorachit, the Minister of Public Works and Transport, Sommad Pholsena, the Governor of Sayaboury Province, Lien Thikeo and guests were at this ceremony.

The Vice-President carried out the ribbon cutting ceremony and declared the opening of this bridge, the third one to span the Mekong River along the Lao-Thai border and so provide linkages between Laos and Thailand.

Mr Bounnhang presented the Pathana medal to the Laosamai Construction Company for his contribution to the development of Laos and the Governor of Xayaboury presented congratulation certificates to the outstanding officers and departments of the construction company for their contributions
to the construction of this bridge.

The Nam Heuang Friendship bridge and International Border Building Construction Project costs 14,584 million kip (US$1,700,000) and the Lao government funded its construction. The construction began in December 2004 and it was completed in November 2008.

This bridge facilitates the transportation of goods between Laos and Thailand.



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Wow!!! $1.7 Million Dollars for a bridge crossing MeKong River.  That's cheap!!  They must of under estimated the construction cost and materials.  Let's hope they will not have C.O. (change order) with a higher price tag.  It is nice to see more bridges being build to link the two countries.

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Not across the Mekong river, but Nam Heuang river. Xayabury province and Thailand has no Mekong border. That's why the cost of construction is not that expensive. See the map above.

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I am proud to know this bridge being built by our self, Lao people

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KPL should have the photo of the bridge included.

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...and KPL reported inaccurated news (ill informed reporter) by saying: "the third one to span the Mekong River along Lao-Thai border"

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samakomlao wrote:

Not across the Mekong river, but Nam Heuang river. Xayabury province and Thailand has no Mekong border. That's why the cost of construction is not that expensive. See the map above.


Oh!!! Okay.  Kob jai lai lai der for pointing that out. 

 



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Congratulations!  Does anyone have more details about this bridge? Photo? How long is it? How many lanes?  Thanks. 

-- Edited by Laos2beLaos at 19:27, 2009-01-25

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Anonymous wrote:

I am proud to know this bridge being built by our self, Lao people


          This bridge is built by Thailand, not Laos.



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