Building of 4th Mekong Lao-Thai bridge slips behind schedule
The fourth Friendship Bridge to link Laos and Thailand across the Mekong River is now set for completion in the middle of 2013, project authorities announced on Tuesday.
“The bridge was scheduled to be finished at the end of 2012, but the work has been delayed slightly as project financing was impacted by the global financial crisis,” Deputy Head of the 4th Mekong River Bridge Construction Project Mr Thavone Vorabouth said.
The project has approved an extension of the deadline by six months, with the completion date now expected to be in mid 2013.
Mr Thavone told the Vientiane Times that construction on the Lao side of the bridge in Bokeo province had not stopped and the project is now 29 percent complete.
The bridge is part of the Greater Mekong sub-region north-south economic corridor project, and will link Chiang Rai province in Thailand with Kunming in China via Road R3 in Laos. Locally, it will connect Donsavan village in Huayxai district of Bokeo province with Ing village in Chiang Rai province.
The bridge will be about 9km from Road R3, which heads north to China. Its design will be the same as the first Friendship Bridge built between Vientiane in Laos and Nong Khai province in Thailand in 1994.
The 4th Mekong River Bridge Construction Project is jointly funded by Laos and Thailand, with the total cost to exceed US$44 million. The Lao and Thai governments are each contributing 50 percent of the construction cost.
According to officials in Bokeo province, the Chinese government will provide US$20 million in grant aid to the Lao government to help Laos meet its share of the costs. Laos will also contribute more than four billion kip in compensation for people whose properties are affected on the Lao side of the bridge.
When completed, the bridge will be 480 metres long and 14.5 metres wide. It will help facilitate the transportation of goods between Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and China, as well as open the area up to further tourism development.
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I'm not a Doo Tok PDR's government Ok, But when Lao PDR's government will be able to do thing themself. I mean without a foriegn aid ? Can anybody out there tell me Just one single project that Lao PDR'S did it by themself ?????? Any Lao person out there have the answer ?
Maybe you should learn how to write, then start asking the questions. Why don't you tell me, which country does not need help or aid from another country ?
Thailand, without foreign investments, and foreign sex tour. Thailand nothing. Thailand is ruled by Jek money.
Any Lao person would be happy, our country is growing. We have small population, mountaineous landscape, and landlock. But the Laos PDR government seem to be doing it. For me, it was just not started fast enought. Good for Lao PDR and Lao around the world.
Look at Thailand. The people of Lanna Kingdom, Lan Xang(Isan), Southern Malay Thai, sold their soul to the invading Jek Siamese. Jek Siamese rule Thailand.
These Kingdoms gave up their own identity to be rule by the Jek Siamese from Bangkok.
It should be called "Land Link Bridge". Because it will link SEA. And it will benefit the whole region. Including "Thailand".
Jek Bangkok are not stupid. THey know linking SEA benefit them. THailand has an open market to Vietnam and China.
I just hope they keep the Thai prostitutes away. Or else it will be known as the "Hairy Triangle". Instead of the Golden Triangle.
99% of Thai prostitues are Lao Isan and Sao Lanna from the North. Pattaya is heaven for Lao Isan hooker coz Farang is crazy with Lao pussy!!!!
"keep the Thai prostitutes away" hahaha may be you are not living in Lao, so you know nothing. In Thailand, I've seen news so many times about our police arrested Lao prostitutes in Pattaya, Bangkok, Phuket and so on.
I think the country that should aware of prostitutes is Thailand, not Lao because building lots of bridges between two countries bring heaps of problem to us; drugs, prostitutes, beggars, illegal labors. You should know that your people have caused so many problems to us.
Lao people keep saying that they hate us, but I still see so many Lao people coming to our country and seek for jobs and finally break our laws. If you hate us, why don't you just work in your beloved country or go to Vietnam for help hahaha it's stupid you know keep coming to the country you hate.
One more thing, Chinese in Thailand called themselves Thai, They speak Thai and can live happily with Thai people. When our country is in trouble like tsunami or floods, they always donate and pray for their country "Thailand". They called Thailand "HOME" unlike Chinese in Lao who can't even understand Lao language and Lao cultures, so that's why you hate Chinese and call them Jek.
My grandparents are from China, but I can't speak Chinese and don't know Chinese cultures so do my friends who live in China town. (I see China as friend to Thailand, China is one of the close friends of Thailand.)
Some people in here show stupid information. They don't even live in Thailand, but seem to know everything about my country. Idoit
You do all the work, and when you finished the job.
That job is my job.
Hopefully, this helps explain the way Lao government do their
work. Anywhere. Anytime.
Too bad...
Thai prostitution is not popular anymore.
More people prefer Kathoey (fagots)
Are you one of the fags?
No Smoking in the bathroom...Hahaha...