Atlas Corridor
Component

Eindu to Kawkareik Road Improvement Project

road

Cities

Eindu
Myanmar
Kawkareik
Myanmar

Distance

66.4km
new
66.4km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
– km

Cost

$406.7m
$406,680,000

Phases

operational, 2022

Objective

This road link is part of the GMS EWEC, which is intended to connect Da Nang in Viet Nam with Mawlamyine and Yangon in Myanmar, through the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand.

Description

The project is located in Myanmar''s Kayin State, which borders Thailand. The project road will be improved to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) road network standard of two lanes with appropriate width paved shoulders, suitable for all standard highway traffic. The section will require complete reconstruction, with some short sections of realignment for improved vehicle operating speed and road safety.

Finance

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$120000000 loan
Asian Development Bank Bank
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$284880000 loan
Japan International Cooperation Agency Company
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$1800000 investment
Government of Myanmar Government

Contractors

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China Road and Bridge Corporation
Company

Sources