Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw-Harkhar Road

Status:

Start:

FY2020-2021

End:

FY2025-2026

Sectors

Road transport

Project Description

The project will upgrade the Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw-Hakha Road, which has sections located in Sagaing Region, Magway Region and Chin State. The road upgrading will be undertaken through a combination of widening of the bituminous road, conversion of bituminous road to concrete road and setting up of road furniture such as stone retaining wall and guard rail.

The scope of works for the Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw section in the Sagaing Region includes widening of an 8-mile 6-furlong bituminous road from 12 feet to 18 feet; widening of a 1-mile 0.5-furlong bituminous road from 18 feet to 24 feet; and upgrading of a 1-mile 3-furlong road from 24 feet bituminous road to 24 feet concrete road. The entire stretch from Mile 0/0 to Mile 65/3 is 65 miles and 3 furlongs. In terms of road type, the Sagaing Region section has 6 furlongs of concrete road, 7 miles and 1.28 furlongs of 24 feet wide bituminous road, 44 miles and 6.94 furlongs of 18 feet wide bituminous road, and 12 miles and 4.78 furlongs of 12 feet wide bituminous road. The segment from Mile 0/0 to Mile 45/0 has flat terrain while the segment from Mile 45/0 to Mile 65/3 has mountainous terrain.

The Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw section in the Magway Region will involve widening of a 45-mile bituminous road from 18 feet to 24 feet; upgrading of a 24 feet wide bituminous road to 24 feet wide concrete road; and construction of stone retaining wall, pucca drains and guard Rail. The Magway Region segment from Mile 65/3 to Mile 122/1 is 56 miles and 6 furlongs. In terms of road type, the Magway Region section has 11 miles and 6 furlongs of 24 feet wide bituminous road, and 42 miles and 6 furlongs of 18 feet wide bituminous road. The segment from Mile 81/0 to Mile 117/0 has flat terrain while the segments from Mile 65/3 to Mile 81/0 and Mile 117/0 to Mile 122/1 have mountainous terrain.

The approximately 70-mile Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw-Hakha Road section in Chin State, which is a main junction road of Chin’s capital Hakha, will involve conversion of the existing 66-mile bituminous road into concrete road, adjustment of road structures and fixing of road furniture

Project Expected Benefits

Upgrading the Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw-Hakha Road with increased disaster resiliency is expected to provide the local populace of Sagaing Region, Chin State and Magway Region with smooth, safe and all-weather road connectivity. Challenges associated with landslides and road blockages such as rising commodity prices will be minimized since the communities and the households previously affected by natural disasters will have all year round access to goods and services as well as access to markets to sell their surplus produce. Aside from enhancing connectivity, the project will also improve living standards; and enable greater access to economic opportunities, health, social and educational services for residents in Sagaing Region, Chin State and Magway Region. The proposed project will promote economic and social development of Chin State, which is the least developed state in Myanmar. The cities of Hakha and Thantlang in Chin State will be relying on the proposed road for obtaining access to basic needs such as food items and other consumer goods from urban regions. A natural disaster in 2015 destroyed a large part of the transport network used by the local populace to access markets for the sale and purchase of goods and services.

Locations

Chin State; Magway Region; Sagaing Region

Total Project Cost

65.66M

Financing Type

Public Domestic Financing

Implementing Government Agency

Ministry of Construction

Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan Alignment

Contact Detail

Nyo Nyo Than

Assistant Director(Civil) / Department of Highways, Ministry of Construction

aedawnyonyothan@gmail.com

Description	The project will upgrade the Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw-Hakha Road, which has sections located in Sagaing Region, Magway Region and Chin State. The road upgrading will be undertaken through a combination of widening of the bituminous road, conversion of bituminous road to concrete road and setting up of road furniture such as stone retaining wall and guard rail. The scope of works for the Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw section in the Sagaing Region includes widening of an 8-mile 6-furlong bituminous road from 12 feet to 18 feet; widening of a 1-mile 0.5-furlong bituminous road from 18 feet to 24 feet; and upgrading of a 1-mile 3-furlong road from 24 feet bituminous road to 24 feet concrete road. The entire stretch from Mile 0/0 to Mile 65/3 is 65 miles and 3 furlongs. In terms of road type, the Sagaing Region section has 6 furlongs of concrete road, 7 miles and 1.28 furlongs of 24 feet wide bituminous road, 44 miles and 6.94 furlongs of 18 feet wide bituminous road, and 12 miles and 4.78 furlongs of 12 feet wide bituminous road. The segment from Mile 0/0 to Mile 45/0 has flat terrain while the segment from Mile 45/0 to Mile 65/3 has mountainous terrain. The Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw section in the Magway Region will involve widening of a 45-mile bituminous road from 18 feet to 24 feet; upgrading of a 24 feet wide bituminous road to 24 feet wide concrete road; and construction of stone retaining wall, pucca drains and guard Rail. The Magway Region segment from Mile 65/3 to Mile 122/1 is 56 miles and 6 furlongs. In terms of road type, the Magway Region section has 11 miles and 6 furlongs of 24 feet wide bituminous road, and 42 miles and 6 furlongs of 18 feet wide bituminous road. The segment from Mile 81/0 to Mile 117/0 has flat terrain while the segments from Mile 65/3 to Mile 81/0 and Mile 117/0 to Mile 122/1 have mountainous terrain. The approximately 70-mile Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw-Hakha Road section in Chin State, which is a main junction road of Chin’s capital Hakha, will involve conversion of the existing 66-mile bituminous road into concrete road, adjustment of road structures and fixing of road furniture
Expected Benefits	Upgrading the Monywa-Pale-Gantgaw-Hakha Road with increased disaster resiliency is expected to provide the local populace of Sagaing Region, Chin State and Magway Region with smooth, safe and all-weather road connectivity. Challenges associated with landslides and road blockages such as rising commodity prices will be minimized since the communities and the households previously affected by natural disasters will have all year round access to goods and services as well as access to markets to sell their surplus produce. Aside from enhancing connectivity, the project will also improve living standards; and enable greater access to economic opportunities, health, social and educational services for residents in Sagaing Region, Chin State and Magway Region. The proposed project will promote economic and social development of Chin State, which is the least developed state in Myanmar. The cities of Hakha and Thantlang in Chin State will be relying on the proposed road for obtaining access to basic needs such as food items and other consumer goods from urban regions. A natural disaster in 2015 destroyed a large part of the transport network used by the local populace to access markets for the sale and purchase of goods and services.
Implementing Government Agency	Ministry of Construction	Donors	—
Total Project Cost	$ 65.66M
Status	—	Implementation Period	FY2020-2021 - FY2025-2026
Ministry	Ministry of Construction
Location	Chin State; Magway Region; Sagaing Region 📍 Loading map...
Sector Categories	Road transport
Contact	Nyo Nyo Than Assistant Director(Civil) / Department of Highways, Ministry of Construction Ministry of Construction aedawnyonyothan@gmail.com