International companies will be invited to bid to build the 48-meter-high bridge that will link Yangon with Dala township, the Myanmar Times reported.
U Kyaw Lwin, Ministry of Construction permanent secretary, said the tender process for the bridge, funded by a $137.8 million loan from South Korea, would begin “soon.”
“A construction company will also be selected by international tender,” he was quoted as saying.
U Soe Tint, deputy construction minister, told parliament the South Korean-funded bridge would be the country’s tallest.
Together with the bridge will come a water pipeline for Dala residents, who suffer from severe shortages in the hot season.
Photo of small ferries operating in Dala township / Wikicommons / Denis Barthel
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