The proposed project will (i) upgrade about 125 kilometers (km) of national highway in the northeastern region of Thailand from two-lane carriageway to four-lane carriageway; and (ii) strengthen capacity in road safety management by introducing road safety audits and road safety awareness training for the executing agency during project implementation.

The project will improve transport conditions along Myanmar's East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) and North-South Economic Corridor (NSEC) by (i) improving about 99 km of GMS highways, (ii) improving the safety of the Yangon-Mandalay expressway, and (iii) preparing detailed designs for other highway projects on the GMS corridors. The highways to be improved under the project are the Bago-Thanlyin highway and the Yangon-Mandalay expressway. The highways to be designed under the project are the Yangon-Pathein highway and a new Bago-Kyaikto highway.

22nd Meeting of the GMS Subregional Transport Forum (STF-22)