Cooperation and Investment
in Railway, Water and Transport Sub-Sector

The Subregion Transport Sector Study by ADB considers 3 projects in railway subsector, 2 in the water transport subsector and 2 in the air transport subsector which are directly concerned Lao PDR.

Projects in railway subsector

- Yunnan Province- Thailand Railway Project with two out of three optimal via Lao PDR.

- Extension Thailand Railway to Lao PDR ( 150 km ) through the firstinternational Mekong bridge.

- Construction of new railway line from Lao PDR's Xiengkhouang Province to a Cualo port in Vietnarn mainly for export of iron ore.

b). Water Transport Subsector :

- Upper Mekong River Navigation Improvement Project.

- Southem Lao PDR- Cambodia River Navigation Improvement Project.

c). Air Transport Subsector :

- Project to upgrade the airport in Lao PDR

- Project to Establish New Subregional Air Routes involving Luang Prabang.