Road upgrading works, including asphalt overlay and concrete paving along sections of the Yangon-Pathein Road, have been completed 100 per cent, according to the Ayeyawady Region Department of Highways.
The Yangon-Pathein Road stretches 95 miles and six furlongs, from Milepost 17/4 at the border between Yangon Region and Ayeyawady Region to Pathein. The section from Milepost 17/4 to 56/0 is being implemented under a BOT system by Oriental Highways Company Limited.
Upgrading works from Bo Myat Tun Bridge to Milepost 56/0 are being carried out by the company, while the Department of Highways is responsible for the section from Mileposts 56/0 to 113/2.
At present, a six-mile section between Milepost 56/0 and Milepost 63/0, near the boundary between Kyaunggon and Pantanaw townships, has been upgraded into a 30-foot-wide concrete road. In addition, concrete paving work covering three furlongs, with a width of 30 feet at the entrance to Pathein, along with shoulder works, has been fully completed.
Although no new upgrading works are currently underway between Pathein and Ngwehsaung, maintenance and repair works are ongoing.
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