27 October

THE upgraded   Mezali   Bridge  on  Pathein-Monya  road  will  be  inaugurated  on  Monday, 28 October, according to the Ministry of Construction.

The bridge is located at mile post  no.295  on  Pathein-Monya  road  in  Pwintbyu  Township,  Minbu District in Magway Region,  and  was  rebuilt  by  Construction  Group  No.  3  under  the  Department  of  Bridges  of  the Ministry of Construction in October 2018.

The  original  suspension  bridge,  which  is  400-foot  long,  was  upgraded  to  a  steel  box  girder  bridge,  with  its  width  enlarged from 20 to 24-foot.The  main  bridge  cost  K  2,500 million, with its bridge approaches costing K 200 million, at a total cost of K 2,700 million allocated by the Union Budget.

U  Tun  Lin,  the  project  director, said the bridge was built by the construction team comprised of an assistant director, a township head engineer and three  junior  engineers  from  Construction Group No. 3, along with over 100 workers.

The  completion  of  the  bridge  will  benefit  the  lives  of  local  people  and  improve  the  flow of goods.

It  will  also  help  pilgrims  traveling to famous pagodas in the region, including Shwesettaw Pagoda, Magway Mya Tha Lun  Pagoda  and  Naga  Bwet  Taung.

Pwint Thitsar(Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)