Opening of New Thai-Lao Bridge Delayed to Mid-2025
The new bridge over the Mekong River connecting Thailand's Bung Kan province and Laos' Bolikhamxay province will open in mid-2025. Initially planned to open this year, the bridge is now over 90% complete. When finished, it will link Thailand to central Vietnam and southern China.
The anticipated opening of a new bridge over the Mekong River connecting Thailand's Bung Kan province and Laos' Bolikhamxay province has been delayed to mid-2025.
Initially, the bridge was expected to open this year, following a groundbreaking ceremony in 2023 attended by then-Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and then-Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh.
The bridge, which spans 16 kilometers and is over 90% complete, is located in Muang district of Bung Kan and Pakxan, Bolikhamxay's provincial capital.
When finished, it will be the fifth bridge linking the two countries and will also connect Thailand to central Vietnam and southern China, according to Highways Department director-general Sarawut Songsivilai.
Initially, the bridge was expected to open this year, following a groundbreaking ceremony in 2023 attended by then-Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and then-Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh.
The bridge, which spans 16 kilometers and is over 90% complete, is located in Muang district of Bung Kan and Pakxan, Bolikhamxay's provincial capital.
When finished, it will be the fifth bridge linking the two countries and will also connect Thailand to central Vietnam and southern China, according to Highways Department director-general Sarawut Songsivilai.
