Bridge to Mandalay airport opened

Bridge to Mandalay airport opened

YANGON (DPA): A six-lane bridge connecting the long-delayed Thai-built Mandalay International Airport to the 35-kilometer road to the city has been officially opened for traffic, news reports said on Friday.

The Panluang Bridge was opened for business on Thursday in a ceremony presided over by State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Second-Secretary, Lt. Gen. Tin Oo, said the New Light of Myanmar newspaper.

Tin Oo said the 100 metre-long bridge, located at the entrance to the newly-constructed Mandalay airport, was built at the cost of 185 million kyat (about $578,125).

He said the bridge would help ease road transport to the airport, which had been originally scheduled to open in July 1999.