President U Htin Kyaw, First Lady Daw Su Su Lwin and other officials attended the opening ceremony of Yat Bawt Bridge (Nawngmun) over the Kasankha River near Nawngmun Township, Putao District, Kachin State yesterday morning. In his comments at the ceremony, Union Minister U Win Khaing said bridges and roads in Kachin State are being built with Union funds, State funds and pledges from the Hluttaw through the BOT (built, operate, transfer) system and had so far built and maintained 60 roads with a total length of 2,383 miles, 6 furlongs and 49 bridges. The 500-feet long Yat Bawt Bridge (Nawngmun) that opened yesterday is on the Machanbaw-Farukha-Nawngmun road section. It is a reinforced concrete support bailey bridge with a steel floor and is the first bridge to be opened in the year 2018 at the northernmost part of Myanmar. Malikha Bridge (Machanbaw)
The Global New Light of Myanmar (14 January 2018)