News Forum - Second Thai-Laos friendship bridge will house both railway and motorway- Transport Minister

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Thailand is planning to build a bridge to Laos across the Mekong River for both railway and motorway. Last month, the Thai cabinet approved the project to build a second Thailand-Laos friendship bridge, connecting Nong Khai in northeast Thailand and the Laos capital Vientiane, as part of the third phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project. The construction is estimated to cost around 4 billion baht (US$1.2 billion) and Thailand’s transport minister Saksayam Chidchob says the cost will most likely be split between the two countries. He added that the design study of the bridge is expected to cost around […]

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