Monywa, 2 June

The Shwebo-Myitkyina Road that connects Sagaing Region and Kachin State is being extended to 18 ft. from the current 12 ft. this fiscal year, said Daw Moe Moe Myint, Assistant Director of the Road Department under the Ministry of Construction.

The Shwebo-Myitkyina Road is crucial to transport goods to and from between Sagaing Region and Kachin State and plays a vital role in better flow of commodities. Extension for 40-mile and one furlong road section is being undertaken this financial year and the project has been about 62 percent finished. The road was built in the fiscal year 1962-1963 and it was upgraded to a 12 ft. wide road on 18 September 1996.

Sagaing Region hosts 174.1 mile of the Shwebo=Myitkyina Road. So far 66 miles and 7 furlongs of the road has already been extended to 18 ft. facility, according to the Department of Road.—Win Oo (Zeyar Taing)

Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe