Vientiane, March 20 (NNN-VNA) Final work on construction of a road linking Laos, Thailand and China is undergone for opening to traffic in June.
The road from China’s Kunming to Thailand’s Bangkok via two provinces of Laos is being built with jointly investment by the three countries at a total of 1 billion baht (28.6 million USD).
The road named R3 has a 222-km long section running through Bokeo and Louang Namtha provinces in Laos, said Loa Dounheun, Director of the Bokeo Post, Telecommunications, Transport and Construction Department.
The Lao government gave financial priority to the construction of R3 and considered it a chance for the two northern provinces to boost trade and economic development with neighbouring countries and other regional countries.