(Supplied Photo via Thodsapol Hongtong)The Transport Ministry will push for a 4-billion-baht investment in two new bridges over the Mekong River linking Thailand with Laos. For the 6th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge linking Ubon Ratchathani with Salavan province, the construction design has already been completed and the project will be tabled for cabinet approval soon, said Mr Arkhom. Other issues discussed at the meeting were the repairs of the Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (Nakhon Phanom-Khammouane) and the Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (Chiang Khong-Huay Xai). A memorandum of cooperation has already been signed on the development of a rail line linking Thailand with Laos under the cooperation of Thailand, Laos and China, and on the construction of a rail bridge across the Mekong River. China will work out a design plan for the rail bridge in conformity with the design of the friendship bridge, while Thailand will consider the design feasibility before construction begins.

Source: Bangkok Post May 21, 2019 12:22 UTC