Construction of 69 Bridges on Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa Road (including approach road)

Status:

Implementation

Start:

FY2018-2019

End:

FY2020-2021

Project Description

The project involves construction of 69 bridges including approach roads on the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa (TKK) road section of the Trilateral Highway using Government of India’s Grant. The bridges will be constructed along a stretch starting at India-Myanmar border at Moreh in Manipur, India and ending at Kalewa that is connected directly to Mandalay, which is the second largest city in Myanmar.

There are 146 existing bridges along TKK, out of which 71 are steel bridges. Of the 71 steel bridges, two are currently being constructed by the Ministry of Construction of Myanmar. The remaining 69 steel bridges built over 45 years ago which are in currently in poor condition will be replaced.

The Government of India had terminated the original contractor selected in 2017 due to delayed construction and is currently selecting a new contractor. It will initially provide USD 1.0 million grant for urgent maintenance work for the 69 bridges while awaiting completion of the replacement bridges.

Project Expected Benefits

The replacement of existing single lane old steel bridges will result to all-weather usability of the TKK road section. It will also promote seamless transborder movement of goods and traffic, thereby boosting trade and investment linkages between India and Myanmar. It will ultimately promote socio-economic development of the areas traversed by the project.

Locations

Sagaing Region

Total Project Cost

53.23M

Financing Type

Development Assistance

Implementing Government Agency

Department of Bridge, Ministry of Construction

Donors

Indian Government Grant

Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan Alignment

Contact Detail

Daw Htwe Nge Myint

Director (Civil) / Department of Bridge, Ministry of Construction

irsection1@gmail.com

http://www.construction.gov.mm/

Description	The project involves construction of 69 bridges including approach roads on the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa (TKK) road section of the Trilateral Highway using Government of India’s Grant. The bridges will be constructed along a stretch starting at India-Myanmar border at Moreh in Manipur, India and ending at Kalewa that is connected directly to Mandalay, which is the second largest city in Myanmar. There are 146 existing bridges along TKK, out of which 71 are steel bridges. Of the 71 steel bridges, two are currently being constructed by the Ministry of Construction of Myanmar. The remaining 69 steel bridges built over 45 years ago which are in currently in poor condition will be replaced. The Government of India had terminated the original contractor selected in 2017 due to delayed construction and is currently selecting a new contractor. It will initially provide USD 1.0 million grant for urgent maintenance work for the 69 bridges while awaiting completion of the replacement bridges.
Expected Benefits	The replacement of existing single lane old steel bridges will result to all-weather usability of the TKK road section. It will also promote seamless transborder movement of goods and traffic, thereby boosting trade and investment linkages between India and Myanmar. It will ultimately promote socio-economic development of the areas traversed by the project.
Implementing Government Agency	Department of Bridge, Ministry of Construction	Donors	Indian Government Grant
Total Project Cost	$ 53.23M
Status	—	Implementation Period	FY2018-2019 - FY2020-2021
Ministry	Ministry of Construction
Location	Sagaing Region 📍 Loading map...
Contact	Daw Htwe Nge Myint Director (Civil) / Department of Bridge, Ministry of Construction Ministry of Construction 067 407276 irsection1@gmail.com