Minbu, 18 June
A bailey bridge over the Mann Creek on the Pathein-Monywa Road in Minbu District, Magway Region is being upgraded to a reinforced concrete facility and the project is nearly finished, U Aung Nyo, Deputy Director of the Special Bridge Group-5 under the Ministry of Construction said.
“Construction of the bridge was completed and the bridge would open to traffic after the tarred road is built by the Special Bridge Group-11. The project as a whole is 98 percent completed. The bridge will open to traffic after the permission is sought from the local government,” he added.
The new bridge is 420 ft. in length, 24 ft. in width, 15 ft. in height and has a 3 ft. wide pedestrian walkway on each side. The estimated cost of the bridge including improvement for the approach is Ks. 900 million.
Once completed, travelers and local people from nearby areas would be able to use the bridge conveniently if though the water level from the Mann Creek rises, according to a source from the Special Bridge Group-5.
Zay Ya Tu
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe
