Interest is strong in the project to build the Yangon Elevated Expressway Project in Myanmar. In all 12 firms applied during the tender process, with 10 companies having subsequently been shortlisted by Myanmar’s Construction Ministry. The project aims to reduce Yangon’s chronic traffic congestion issues. The shortlisted firms include companies from China, France, Japan, South Korea and Thailand, with some working together in consortia. The project is being managed jointly by the Construction Ministry and t
A pre-feasibility study is being planned for Vietnam’s Hoa Binh-Moc Chau Expressway project. Construction of the expressway is expected to cost US$857.4 million, with the work being handled under the PPP model. The 85km is planned to feature two lanes in either direction. Construction of the expressway is expected to reduce journey times between Hanoi and Son La, close to the border with Laos, from six hours at present, to just 2.5 hours in the future.
