Roads, bridges in Bago, Ayeyawady and Magway Divisions, Rakhine State inspected

YANGON, 26 March- Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun inspected maintenance of Yangon-Pyay Highway and upgrading of Pyay-Padaung-Taungup Highway on 20 March.

In Pyay, Bago Division Superintending Engineer U Tin Htut of Public Works reported on the approach road to Nawade Bridge.

Next, the minister inspected upgrading tasks on Padaung-Taungup road section. He also saw over construction of Yangon-Taungup-Kyaukphyu Road and progress in building road sections and bridges on it.

On 21 March, the minister looked into construction and extension into roads and bridges on Yangon-Kyauk-phyu Road Project. Next, he inspected Yangon-Maei-Madekyaw-An Road by car.

The minister saw over the site for construc-tion of Htan Creek Bridge and upgrading of An-Minbu road section.

On 24 March, the minister inspected mainten-ance of Pathein-Monywa Road and construction of Shwe Creek Bridge on it. The bridge will be 500 feet long and it will have 28 feet wide motor-way and three feet wide pedestrian way on either side of the bridge. It can withstand 60-ton load.