Yangon flyover to be opened in January 2014
Published on Thursday, 11 July 2013 22:27
A two-tier flyover at the bustling Bayintnaung junction in Yangon will be opened to the public in January next year, according to officials.
"We only have a quarter left to complete. We expect to be finished in December. Cars will be able to cross the flyover in January," said Myint Kyaw, an official from the Bayintnaung flyover project.
The two-tier flyover is located on the busy Bayintnaung junction which intersects roads from Mayangone, Insein, Thirimingala and Hlaing Tharyar townships. The flyover is being built by the First Myanmar Investment Company (FMI) in cooperation with Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) and TPC Prestressed Concrete of Thailand.
According to YCDC, the total budget for the construction of the Bayintnaung flyover is expected to cost 26 billion kyats.
Yangon authorities have contracted private companies to build flyovers at Hledan, Shwegondine and Bayintnaung junctions, namely the busiest intersections, to ease the heavy traffic jams in the former capital.
The Hledan flyover was opened in April, but the construction of Shwegondine and Bayintnaung flyovers continues to create heavy traffic jams.
"We can't cross the Bayintnaung Bridge from Insein Pauktawwa. The overpass project has narrowed the roads and worsened traffic," said a bus driver from Golden Guest bus line.
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/07/12/yangon-flyover-to-be-opened-in-january-2014/
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