New road to improve transport in Laos-Cambodia border area
VIENTIANE - The construction of a 150km asphalt road running between Pakxe and Mounlapamok districts in Champassak province is now on track and scheduled for completion in 2019.
The road will facilitate trade, investment and tourism with other provinces and the countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region and provide a vital link in the Laos-Cambodia border area.
Director of the Champassak provincial Public Works and Transport Department, Dr Soukkaseum Pakdymanivong, toldVientiane Times the new road is now half complete.
The work began in 2012 and is scheduled for completion in 2019, with the cost of the project estimated at about US$80 million.
Dr Soukkaseum said the road runs from Pakxe district through Phonthong and Champassak districts alongside the Mekong River, linking the borders of Laos, Thailand and Cambodia in Mounlapamok district.
He said the new road would be used for international trade, especially the transport of goods between Laos, Thailand and Cambodia.
The road will also become a main route to serve tourism in the countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region, taking in the popular tourist attractions of Vat Phou Champassak, Preah Vihear Temple, and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.