Laos govt approves Vientiane-Pakse expressway route selection

VIENTIANE, June 12 (Xinhua): The Lao government has recently approved the route selection for Vientiane-Pakse Expressway Project recommended by a Chinese engineering company.

Zhang Xiaowei, head of the international engineering department of Henan Provincial Communications Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd. (HNRBI), which suggested the route plan, told Xinhua on Friday that the expressway linking Lao capital Vientiane and the southern Lao hub Pakse, is the southern section of the north-south expressway of Laos.