Thailand will open the fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (Bueng Kan-Bolikhamxay) to the public on December 27, 2025, with daily service from 6am to 10pm.

Laos and Thailand jointly held a symbolic foundation-laying ceremony for the fifth friendship bridge on Friday. The ceremony, held in Bueng Kan province, was presided over by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his counterpart Phankham Viphavanh.