Upgrading Yangon-Mandalay Expressway (64 km from Yangon to Bago)

Status:

Implementation

Start:

FY2019-2020

End:

FY2021-2022

Sectors

Road transport

Project Description

The project involves upgrading of the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway – with a total length of 524 kilometers (km) starting from Yangon, the economic capital, and connects to Naypyitaw, the administrative capital, and ends at Mandalay, the special tourist zone – to be equipped with international expressway safety and road control facilities. The first 64 km from Yangon to Bago is expected to be rehabilitated with ADB assistance.

Being currently the most important route in Myanmar, the project aims to improve transport connectivity for road users along the northern hub of Mandalay and the southern economic hub of Yangon.

The project is expected to have nationwide impact as the expressway is the bloodline of Myanmar transport network.

Project Expected Benefits

The road serves as a major access road with China and India by functioning as the Asian Highway 1 (AH1) of the Asian Highway network. By having an access to international highways like AH1 and Greater Mekong Subregion, it is expected to play a key role in connecting international logistics with Thailand and Vietnam to inland Myanmar. The project is also expected to reduce traffic accidents and secure driving comfort through rehabilitation of damaged pavement, installation of road safety facilities and improvement of geometric alignment.

Locations

Yangon Region
Bago Region

Total Project Cost

57.00M

Financing Type

Public Domestic Financing, Development Assistance

Implementing Government Agency

Department of Highways, Ministry of Construction

Donors

Asian Development Bank

Developer Name

1st year of three-year project. Budgeted approximately 2 millions USD in 2019-2020.

Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan Alignment

Contact Detail

U Aung Kyaw Myo

Assistant Director / Department of Highways, Ministry of Construction

aungkyawmyo.mdy@gmail.com

Description	The project involves upgrading of the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway – with a total length of 524 kilometers (km) starting from Yangon, the economic capital, and connects to Naypyitaw, the administrative capital, and ends at Mandalay, the special tourist zone – to be equipped with international expressway safety and road control facilities. The first 64 km from Yangon to Bago is expected to be rehabilitated with ADB assistance. Being currently the most important route in Myanmar, the project aims to improve transport connectivity for road users along the northern hub of Mandalay and the southern economic hub of Yangon. The project is expected to have nationwide impact as the expressway is the bloodline of Myanmar transport network.
Expected Benefits	The road serves as a major access road with China and India by functioning as the Asian Highway 1 (AH1) of the Asian Highway network. By having an access to international highways like AH1 and Greater Mekong Subregion, it is expected to play a key role in connecting international logistics with Thailand and Vietnam to inland Myanmar. The project is also expected to reduce traffic accidents and secure driving comfort through rehabilitation of damaged pavement, installation of road safety facilities and improvement of geometric alignment.
Implementing Government Agency	Department of Highways, Ministry of Construction	Donors	Asian Development Bank
Total Project Cost	$ 57.00M
Status	—	Implementation Period	FY2019-2020 - FY2021-2022
Ministry	Ministry of Construction
Location	Yangon Region Bago Region 📍 Loading map...
Sector Categories	Road transport
Contact	U Aung Kyaw Myo Assistant Director / Department of Highways, Ministry of Construction Ministry of Construction aungkyawmyo.mdy@gmail.com