Atlas Corridor
Component

National Road 1A Phongsaly–Lantouy Checkpoint Upgrade

road

Cities

Boun Neua
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lantouy
Lao People's Democratic Republic

Distance

141.7km
new
– km
rehabilitated
141.7km
existing
– km

Cost

$91.6m
$91,590,903

Phases

operational, 2017

Objective

Description

Rehabilitation of a 141.7 km section of National Road 1A from Boun Neua in Phongsaly Province to the Lantouy international checkpoint on the China–Laos border. The project upgraded a remote mountainous border route through a Chinese-financed EPC arrangement.

Finance

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$86925000 loan
Exim Bank of China Development bank

Contractors

Guangdong Power Engineering Corporation
Company