The project will involve construction of a 446-kilometer (km), 4-lane asphalt concrete expressway. The first part of the expressway will be a new construction with a length of 206 km, from the border trade township of Muse in Shan State, passing through Si-u in Kachin State and to Htigyaing in Sagaing Region, will be an important part of the main trunk line of the country’s east-west highway. The second part of the expressway has a length of 240 km and starts at Htigyaing, passes through Male, Kyauk Myaung, Sagaing and ends at Mandalay.

The project is aimed at improving regional connectivity of China-Myanmar border and North South Corridor of Myanmar and further boost Mandalay-Yangon trade flow. Given the country’s strategic location between China and the Indian Ocean, Myanmar is expected to become an international trade logistics hub.