The paving of the northern part of Nationwide Highway 13’s 6.3-kilometer Sikhai-Sikeuth freeway in Vientiane is nearing completion and is anticipated to be completed by the top of March, based on Dalavieng Chanthalangsy, Challenge Supervisor for the freeway improve.
This part stretches between Sikhottabong and Naxaithong districts.
Presently, crews are laying concrete between the Sikhai and Dongnathong junctions, Dalavieng famous on 12 February. The remaining work—together with curbs, footpaths, and lane markings—is on schedule to be accomplished by 31 March, according to the unique plan.
As a part of the broader enhancements, sections of Nationwide Highway 13 are additionally being widened and resurfaced with concrete, together with a 58-kilometer stretch between Sikeuth village and Phonhong district’s Nationwide Highway 13 (North). The improve will develop the street from two to 4 lanes, with a two-meter-wide median strip, motorbike lanes on each side, and 1.5-meter-wide sidewalks.
The USD 10.29 million challenge additionally contains streetlights, closed drainage ditches, and different infrastructure enhancements. It’s a part of the continued enhancements to northern Nationwide Highway 13, a significant route connecting China to Cambodia by way of Laos.
Tangchaleun Group Co., Ltd. is main the development in collaboration with Dongsung, Dasan Consulting (South Korea), and Lao Consulting Group. The challenge has an 18-month building interval, adopted by a three-year upkeep part. Funding is offered by the World Financial institution, the Asian Infrastructure Funding Financial institution, the Nordic Growth Fund, and the Lao authorities.