GMS Regional Investment Framework

(RIF) 2022

MYANMAR
January 2021

Reported at the 24th Meeting of the

GMS Subregional Transport Forum (STF-24)
New/Expanded
Configuration
of GMS
Economic
Corridors

(For use only as

possible reference
in indicating location of
of projects.)
 INVESTMENT PROJECTS
PROJECTS LISTED IN RIF 2022 FIRST PROGRESS REPORT AND UPDATE
Key
Latest
locations
Latest Potential Expected/
Year and GMS
Cost Funding Status Updates Planned
No. Project Title Description of Economic
Estimate Source and Measurable
Approval Corridor
($ million) Amount Outputs
Alignment
($ million)

1 East – West The project will improve 2016 121.8 Ongoing. Kayin State, 66.4 km of
ADB—100.0
As ICB-L1 the length of
Economic 66.4km of road between million ASEAN road from 0+000 km to Myanmar upgraded road
Corridor Eindu- Eindu and Kawkareik. It is 40+440 km, the bridges EWEC
Infrastructure
and culvert on that road
Kawkareik Road in Myanmar’s Kayin State, Fund—20.0 are being implemented
Improvement which borders on and the completion of
Government
the whole project is
Project Thailand of Myanmar - 85% resulted from the
end of December 2020.
1.8 (First
As ICB-L2 the length of
Progress
road from 42+160 km
Report 2018) to 66+455 km, the
bridges and culvert on
that road are being
implemented and the
completion of the whole
project is 81% resulted
from the end of
December 2020.
Under Construction
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PROJECTS LISTED IN RIF 2022 FIRST PROGRESS REPORT AND UPDATE
(continued)
Latest Potential Key locations
Expected/
Year Latest Cost Funding and GMS
Status Updates Planned
No. Project Title Description of Estimate Source and Economic
Measurable
Approval ($ million) Amount Corridor
Outputs
($ million) Alignment
2 GMS Highway The project will improve 2018 202.1 ADB-194.7 Ongoing Highway Yangon Region, 64 km of
Government of Modernization Project Mandalay Yangon-
Modernization transport conditions along
Myanmar-7.4 was Region Bago Mandalay
Project Myanmar’s East-West Expresswa
Economic Corridor (EWEC) approved Hluttaw on Region &
y improved
and North-South 26.3.2018. ADB and Ayeyawaddy
99 km of
Economic Corridor (NSEC) MOPF negotiated the Region, Bago-
by (i) improving about 99 loan on 3 Oct 2018. Myanmar, Thanlyin
km of GMS highways, (ii) Loan signing date was on EWEC & NSEC road
improving the safety of 28 Dec 2018. upgraded
the Yangon– Mandalay Loan effective date was on Detailed
25 Feb 2019. engineerin
Expressway, and (ii)
g designs
preparing detailed designs prepared
for other highway CS-1 Consultant is
for the
projects, also along GMS preparing detailed designs.
improveme
corridors. nt
CS-2 Consultant is under of Yangon-
recruiting. Pathein
Highway
(105 km)
Proposed Design
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Latest Key
Potential locations Expected/
Year Latest Cost
Funding Status Updates and GMS Planned
No. Project Title Description of Estimate Source and Economic Measurable
Approval ($ million) Amount Corridor Outputs
($ million) Alignment
3 Bago–Kyaikto The project entails a 2020 483.8 ADB-483.8 Loan signing date was Bago 62 km
Road new highway alignment on 26 Nov 2020. Region and new
on an extension of the Kayin State arterial
EWEC, between Bago CSIS consultant is EWEC highway
and Kyaikto, in order to under recruiting. between
provide easier access to Bago and
Thilawa SEZ. This road is Kyaikto
expected to be
reconstructed as an
asphalt-concrete, two-
lane road of 7-meter in
width, with 1.5-meter
paved shoulders. The
goal is to achieve a safer
and more efficient
movement of goods and
people along the GMS
EWEC and NSEC in
Myanmar.
Proposed Design
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Latest Key
Potential locations Expected/
Year Latest Cost
Funding Status Updates and GMS Planned
No. Project Title Description of Estimate Source and Economic Measurable
Approval ($ million) Amount Corridor Outputs
($ million) Alignment
4 Bridge on the The service life of the 2018 15.8 Government Ongoing, F.S completed in Eastern & A new bridge
Kyaington– Tarkaw (Thanlwin) of Myanmar- March 2018. Bridge is Southern with truss type.
Lyainglin– Bridge (bank- to-bank 15.8 under construction using Shan State,
Taunggyi Road 900 feet) is about 40 Myanmar Government Myanmar.
(AH2) years, and its load budget and will be NSEC
capacity is only HS-20. A completed on 09/2022.
new bridge of four lanes
with an HS-25 load
capacity has been
proposed. The type of
bridge will be specified
after the feasibility
study.
5 GMS EWEC The bridges and 2017 620.2 JICA-620.2 Ongoing, Gyaing Mon State, Four new 4-lane
Corridor expenditure amounts (Kawkareik) Bridge, Gyaing Kayin State, Bridges
Improvement I involved in this project (Zathapyin) Bridge and EWEC
and II are: Attran Bridge Attran Bridge are under
($68.25 million), Gyaing Construction.
(Kawkareik) Bridge
($122.86 million), Sittaung (Kyaikhto) bridge
Gyaing (Zathapyin) got loan approval from
Bridge ($129.11 million), JICA and ongoing process
and Sittaung (Kyaikhto) for the procurement of
Bridge ($254.8 million, consultant and civil work
proposed for approval in contractor.
2020).
Under Construction
Proposed Design
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Latest Latest
Key locations
Potential Expected/
Year Cost and GMS
Project Description Funding Status Updates Planned
No. of Estimat Economic
Title Source and Measurable
Approval e Corridor
Amount Outputs
($ million) Alignment
($ million)

6 Ruili (PRC)– The road will promote TBD 2,153.8 Private Sector Proposed. Northern Shan New
Kyaukpyu connectivity between the (China It has already State, alignment
(Myanmar) PRC and Myanmar, and will Hobour signed MoU with Mandalay construction
Highway improve the region’s road Engineering CHEC which was Region, Nay Pyi and
network overall. The PRC and Co.Ltd recommended by Taw, Magway /or upgrading
Myanmar have already had [CHEC]) China Embassy and Region & of the
some technical discussions MOFA. Feasibility Rakhine State. following:
concerning the project. Study is ongoing and NSEC a)Mandalay-
expected to finish in Tigyaing
April 2020. Expressway-
219
Project kilometers
implementation will b)Tigyaing-
be processed after Muse
the FS report. Expressway-
190
Expected year of kilometers
commencement: c)Nay Pyi Taw
2022 – Kyaukphyu
Expected year of Highway-262
completion: 2028 kilometers
 Muse - Tigyaing - Mandalay- Naypyidaw -
Aunglan – Mindon – Kyaukphu Expressway
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Latest Key
Potential locations Expected/
Year Latest Cost
Funding Status Updates and GMS Planned
No. Project Title Description of Estimate Source and Economic Measurable
Approval ($ million) Amount Corridor Outputs
($ million) Alignment
7 Loilem – This is the road section 2018 359.0 TBD Proposed Eastern and 359 km of
Kyaington Road of GMS route R7 and of Southern upgraded
Section (356km) the Asian and ASEAN Shan State, road
(GMS Road highways. It will link Myanmar,
Section of R7 with the NSEC and the NSEC
and Secondary Northern Economic
Road of Corridor as a secondary
Corridor) road. It must be
upgraded to ASEAN
Class III standards.
8 Thaton – The expected 2018 128.0 Private Ongoing, Local BOT Mon State 151 km of
Payagyi Road components of this 151 Sector, (BOT company is undergoing & Bago upgraded
Improvement km, two-lane road System ) - that road section to be Region road
Project improvement project 128.0 10.97- 14.63m width Myanmar.
will primarily consist of according to the existing EWEC
road repairs and road alignment.
upgrading along most of
the road’s length, with Kyaikhto Bypass road is
major reconstruction under construction.
and widening of the
road sections running It needs to implement by
through the towns of pass roads such as Thaton,
Bilin, Kyaikto, and Kyaikkaw, Theinsait and
Payagyi, including a repair geometric design in
possible grade- some segment for
separated interchange transport facilitation.
with NR1 at Payagyi
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Latest Key
Potential locations Expected/
Year Latest Cost
Project Description Funding Status Updates and GMS Planned
No. of Estimate
Title Source and Economic Measurable
Approval ($ million) Amount Corridor Outputs
($ million) Alignment

9 Daluo (PRC) This project involves the 2018 93.0 Public Ongoing/ Eastern 87.51 km of
- Tachilek improvement of an existing Private Minelar- Kengtung road Shan State. upgraded
(Myanmar) highway that is a part of the Partnership section (3.66 NSEC Mongla –
Highway GMS NSEC (and of the Asian (BOT - 6.7 m width) is Kyaington
and ASEAN highways) in System) operated under Ministry road, 156.8
Myanmar, linking with the (156.8km) of Construction and km of
PRC to the north and Departmen local BOT company upgraded
Thailand to the south. This t of is undertaking Kengtung Kyaington-
highway is also one of the Highways - Tachileik road section Tachileik
major border trade routes (87.5km) (9.14 m). road
between Myanmar and
Thailand via Tachileik. The It needs to repair
improvement will consist of geometric design in
upgrading the Kyaington– some segment for
Mongla section (93 km) of transport facilitation.
this highway to ASEAN Class
II standards.
Current Road Status
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Latest Key
Latest Potential locations Expected/
Year
Cost Funding Status Updates and GMS Planned
No. Project Title Description of
Estimate Source and Economic Measurable
Approval Amount Corridor Outputs
($ million)
($ million) Alignment
10 Improvement of The project includes the 2018 Updated JICA, Private For Mandalay Port, • NSEC Inland port
Six Inland Ports establishment of six cost Sector, KOICA, construction of port, facilities will
inland ports along the estimate PPP access bridges and be upgraded
Ayeyarwaddy and breakdown access roads (civil and water
Chindwin rivers. F/S for Mandalay works) already signed way
Mandalay Port was Port: with “Tobishima transportati
completed in February 53.644, Corporation” of Japan. on mode will
2014, and received the Monywa Implementation of be improved
JICA Grant Aid for Port: Mandalay Port will start
construction and the 79.994, in October 2020.
total implementation Magway Bhamo, Pakokku,
cost is 53.644 million Port, Magway, Monywa and
USD. Pakokku Port and Kalewa Kalewa inland ports are
Monywa Port are Port and already submitted to
requested to KOICA for Bhamo NECC (National
FS and Grant Aid to Port: 21x3= Economic Cooperation
implement. Two other 63.0 , Committee) to include
inland ports (Magway Pakkoku the Project Bank lists of
Port and Kalewa Port) are Port: 40.0 Myanmar.
planned to be built with m Total
the support of private 236.638
investors. million
USD.
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Latest Key
Potential locations Expected/
Year Latest Cost
Funding Status Updates and GMS Planned
No. Project Title Description of Estimate Source and Economic Measurable
Approval ($ million) Amount Corridor Outputs
($ million) Alignment
11 Upgrading of The project will 2018 50.0 Joint Feasibility study for Wan Eastern Wan Pong
Wan Pong Port modernize the facilities Committee on Pong Port was completed Shan State, port will be
with 500-ton at Wan Pong Port for Coordination and DWIR is preparing to NSEC improved
container- handling shipping of get the grant assistance and port
handling containers. It will thus Commercial from the development handling
facilities help increase the trade Navigation partners. capacity will
in cargo between Lancang– be
Myanmar and other Mekong increased.
GMS countries. Cooperation
Myanmar will be Special Fund
extensively involved in
GMS trade, and will
effectively use the
Mekong River transport
route to boost the
country’s economic
development.
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Latest Key
Potential locations Expected/
Year Latest Cost
Funding Status Updates and GMS Planned
No. Project Title Description of Estimate Source and Economic Measurable
Approval ($ million) Amount Corridor Outputs
($ million) Alignment
12 Upgrading of Mawlamyine-Dawei 2020 TBD ADB, NEDA Upon further consideration Mon State Upgraded
Mawlamyine – railway section (310.58 Thailand and existing border trade Tanintharyi Rail Link
Dawei – km) was constructed development situation, it Region, SEC and New
Hteekhee Rail during 1994–1998. It is was found that choosing spur line
Link (452.58 km) one of the most one of three alternate
important branch lines Railway Links would be
of Myanmar Railways, more advantageous to
not only for local railway both of Myanmar and
transport but also for its Thailand in GMS Region,
link to Thailand and the namely;
ASEAN railway network. (a) a missing link from
This project will improve Thanphyuzayat- Three
railway transport for Pagodas Pass (110 km in
passengers and freight. Myanmar side) to Nank
This railway line is a part Toke (Thailand);
of the Trans-Asian (b) a missing link from
Railway (TAR) southern Thahton-Hpaan-Myawaddy
corridor in Myanmar. It (190 km in Myanmar side)
will be linked with the to Maesot (Thailand)
new Dawei– Hteekhee (c) a missing link from
line as a proposed spur Dawei – Htikee (142 km in
line of the Singapore– Myanmar side) to
Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) Kanchanaburi (Thailand)
to Thailand.
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Latest Key
Potential locations Expected/
Year Latest Cost
Funding Status Updates and GMS Planned
No. Project Title Description of Estimate Source and Economic Measurable
Approval ($ million) Amount Corridor Outputs
($ million) Alignment
During the joint session of
13th Mekong – Japan
industry and Government
Dialogue and the 1st
Meeting of 2020 AMEICC
working group on
West – East Corridor
Development (WEC-WG),
Myanmar side highlighted
the above situation and
proposed as prioritized
project to get the
Technical Assistance under
Mekong Industrial
Development Vision 2.0
(MIDV 2.0).