Laos plans ring road for Luang Prabang to ease traffic congestion


LUANG PRABANG: Luang Prabang authorities have taken the first step towards easing transport bottlenecks with the signing of a contract to study the design and possible impacts of a proposed 80-kilometre ring road and a bridge across the Mekong River.

A Memorandum of Understanding on the study was signed between the Head of the Department of Public Works and Transport, Bongvang Wangjiasa, and a representative of a local company, Saisamphan Chanmavong.

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