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Vientiane, Laos
Ottawa,
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VOA
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Road
works ahead
Khonesavanh Latsaphao
CONSTRUCTION work began this week to rebuild a 375-m stretch of road
running alongside the Presidential Palace in Chanthabouly district,
Vientiane, to That Dam.
The work is expected to take one year to complete. "It will take us
this long because we will have to stop when the rainy season begins
because too much rainwater will collect and hinder our progress, explained
a Technician from the China Transtech Engineering Cooperation, Mr Phomma
Chanthilath
"First we will strengthen the drainage channel walls under the road,
and then we will resurface the road," he said.
"We will have to stop work for about three or four months during the
rainy season, and work will begin again when it is dry enough," he
added.
Work on the drainage channel will be completed in the five months before
the wet season arrives, said Mr Phomma.
The Director of the Vientiane Urban Infrastructure Service Project, Mr
Ketkeo Syhalath, said that there were thirteen roads in Vientiane that
were scheduled for repair this year. He hoped that all the work would be
finished by the end of 2006.
"We are not going to use concrete for these roads, but will use
asphalt as they are relatively minor roads," he said.
The roads included in the project are located in Chanthabouly,
Sikhottabong, Sisattanak and Xaysettha districts. "When the work is
complete, we will have plenty of modern roads in the city," observed
Mr Ketkeo.
72 percent of the project is being financed by a loan from the Asia
Development Bank and 28 percent from the Government, he added
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