Last tunnel of China-Laos railway drilled; all 67 communication towers also completed


The 9,509-meter-long Jingzhai tunnel of the China-Laos railway has been successfully drilled through on June 5. - China Daily/ANN

VIENTIANE, June 6 (China Daily/ANN): The 9,509-metres-long Jingzhai tunnel of the China-Laos railway was successfully drilled through on June 5.

So far, all 167 tunnels of the China-Laos Railway have been drilled, laying a solid foundation for the operation of the railway at the end of this year.

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