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- Northern Greater Mekong Subregion Transport Network Improvement Project
Northern Greater Mekong Subregion Transport Network Improvement Project
Laos PDR
Borrower | Lao PDR |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Transportation |
Approved | 18.06.2008 |
Signed | 12.03.2009 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | ADB |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Communications & Transport |
Co-financiers | ADB, Korea, Australia, Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 11.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 76.60 |
The project area will encompass seven districts in Louangphrabang and Xaignabouri Provinces in northern Laos, two of the poorest regions in the country. Works will include the following:
- improvement of some 367 km of Route 4 from Xiang Ngeun in the north to Nakha on the Thailand border
- replacement/repair of culverts
- installation of drainage works
- construction of a bridge spanning the Mekong River and connecting the two provinces
- rehabilitation of around 100km of rural access roads
- implmentation of road maintenance schemes
- resettlement of households affected by project works