Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – Yesterday morning, Myanmar Prime Minister U Nyo Soe attended the inauguration ceremony of Myanmar-Japan cooperative aid projects, officially unveiling the New Gyain (Zhatabin) Bridge in Pa-an, Kayin State, and the New Atalan Bridge in Mawlamyine, Mon State.
At the Kayin State venue, Union Ministers U Tun Oun, U Min Naung, and U Myo Than, Kayin State Chief Minister U Soe Min Oo, and Mon State Chief Minister U Aung Kyi Thein jointly cut the ribbon for the New Gyain (Zhatabin) Bridge. After unveiling the bridge, Prime Minister U Nyo Soe presented commemorative gifts to representatives of the engineers involved in the bridge's construction, and Union Minister U Myo Than reciprocated with a souvenir.
At the Mawlamyine venue in Mon State, Union Minister U Myo Than, Mon State Chief Minister U Aung Kyi Thein, Deputy Ministers U Aung Kyaw Tun, Major General Phyo Tun, and U Myo Min jointly unveiled the New Atalan Bridge. Prime Minister U Nusso also attended the bridge's unveiling ceremony and received a commemorative gift from Federal Minister U Myo Than.
The Southeast Command Commander, state officials, relevant department heads, local mayors, community representatives, traditional folk dance troupes, and student representatives witnessed the completion of the two bridges.
Both bridges are cable-stayed: the New Ja'in (Zatabin) Bridge is 2,615 feet (approximately 790 meters) long, built to four-lane highway standards, with a deck width of 750 feet (approximately 229 meters), a clearance height of 40 feet (approximately 12 meters), and a design load capacity of 75 tons; the New Atalanta Bridge is 1,575 feet (approximately 470 meters) long, also a four-lane highway standard, with a deck width of 400 feet (approximately 122 meters), a clearance height of 40 feet (approximately 12 meters), and the same load capacity as the former. The opening of the two bridges will not only inject new momentum into Myanmar's national development but also powerfully promote coordinated regional socio-economic development, revitalize domestic and international trade, and create more job opportunities. After the bridges are completed, the logistics corridor from Mawlamyine in Mon State to the Dawei Special Economic Zone and deep-sea port in Tanintharyi Region, and the Thilawa Special Economic Zone in Yangon, will be smooth and efficient. It will also further strengthen the connectivity between the East-West Economic Corridor and neighboring countries such as Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, laying a solid foundation for regional cooperation.
Following the ceremony, Prime Minister U Nyunt Soe held a meeting with officials from various departments at the Mon State Government Office, engaging in in-depth exchanges on regional development planning and coordinating solutions to current development needs and key issues.
