THE  connecting  bridge  between  Taninthayi  Township  and Bawdikan village tract has been under construction since 1  May  2018  and  about  84  per  cent of the bridge is completed  to  date,  said  U  Win  Aung,  Assistant  Director  of  Bridge  Construction  Group  4  of  the  Ministry of Construction.

The  construction  can  be  completed at the end of March, 2021, he added.

The  Bawdikan  Bridge  is  787  feet  long  with  24  feet  for  vehicles,  and  3  feet  for  side-walk  on  each  side.  This  R.C  Concrete-made  bridge  will  permit  75  tonnes  of  vehicle  and cargo weights.

The  Department  of  Construction has been constructing this bridge with the budget of  K2,450  million  and  K1,150  million received from the Union  Government  and  Taninthayi region government fund for  the  financial  years  2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

Before  and  during  the  construction  of  the  bridge,  the  villagers  have  to  rely  on  a  single  ferry  owned  by  the  township development authority to cross the river.

The bridge will make the villages  in  Bawdikan  villagetract easily accessible as well as  they  can  travel  to  Mawtaung  town,  the  border  town  between  Thai  and  Myanmar  at any time, facilitating the the flow of goods and services for the  people  and  definitely  improve  living  standards  of  the  residents.

Nan Thayi, Htein Win/GNLM

PHOTO: NAN THAYI (IPRD

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