Dala Township may be easier to reach from the downtown area sooner rather than later as a long-stalled bridge project moves forward.
Authorities have reached an agreement with Dala residents who would be affected by the bridge, a joint venture between Myanmar and South Korea, which is providing most of the $168 million in construction costs and offering the remaining amount in low-interest loans, the Myanmar Times reported.
The bridge, which would start off on Phone Gyi street downtown and stretch over the Yangon River to Dala Township, was first agreed-to in 2012, but efforts to agree on compensation amounts for Dala residents whose homes were in the project area were not successful until now.
So far Dala is accessible via ferries and an out-of-the-way bridge.
Although lawmakers in parliament still need to sign off on the project, construction is expected to start sometime this year and should last until 2020, according to the Myanmar Times.
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