U Kyi Zaw Myint

Deputy Director General

Department of Highways

Ministry of Construction

The Republic of the Union of MyanmarMinistry of ConstructionDepartment of Highways

Yangon – Mandalay Expressway Project

Contents

01Background

03Implementing Authorities

02Necessity of the Project

04Technical Standards

06 Financial Solution

05Upgrading to international standard

1. BackgroundYangon-Mandalay Expressway is connectingtwo biggest cities, Yangon-Mandalay and theMyanmar’s Capital Naypyitaw. The Yangon-Mandalay Expressway Project is conceivedwith the idea to not only reduce the traveltime between Yangon and Mandalay but alsoto open up avenue for Industrial and Urbandevelopment of the core regions ofMyanmar. The Expressway cuts in half thetravel time from Yangon to Mandalay, andlies near the NyaungOo city that is home toMyanmar’s top tourist attraction, WorldHeritage Bagan. The Yangon-MandalayExpressway corridor is bound to have hugeimpact on the economic and industrialgrowth not only of Mandalay Division butadjoining divisions e.g. Pegu, NayPyi Taw,Magway and Sagaing. It is one of thepotential expressway in Myanmar which willincrease socio-economic development of thepeople and logistic opportunities along theexpressway.

Yangon-Mandalay Expressway(From Yangon to Mandalay) (589 km)MandalayNaypyitawYangon

Mandalay

Naypyitaw

Yangon

The Yangon Mandalay Expressway Project willminimize the travel time from Yangon to Mandalay .

The project is a high grade Expressway on north-south directionconnects to the capital, it will enlarge the coverage of nationalhighway network. It will fast moving corridor to minimize thetravel time from Yangon to Mandalay. By using expressway, thejourney time from Yangon to Mandalay shortened from 13 hoursby train or 16 hours by former highway to 7 hours. And relievetraffic congestion on existing Yangon-Taungoo-MandalayHighway.

The project can get substantially improve nationalSocial and Economic Development

The Project can attain direct improvement for National Security,Social and Economic. It will promote the exchanges among theregions and states of the country and facilitate the economic andtrade exchanges with neighboring countries to develop mutualbenefit. And also open up avenue for industrial and urbandevelopment of the region and provide the base for convergenceto tourism and other allied industries. The Yangon-MandalayExpressway corridor is bound to have huge impact on the economicand industrial growth not only of Mandalay Division but adjoiningdivisions e.g. Pegu,NayPyi Taw, Magway and Sagaing.

2. Necessity of the Project

This project is necessary for improving the

national road network of MyanmarThis project is necessary for the future planning anddevelopment of Myanmar and even the whole Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations(ASEAN) and Asian road network, andis in line with a new round of planning and development inMyanmar. This project will further enhance the connectivity ofnorth-south highway transport trunk lines in Myanmar,connecting three important cities (Yangon, Naypyidaw and-Mandalay) and making it the most important north-southtraffic corridor in the country.

The Project will promote the development of

tourismTourism resources are outstanding advantages of Myanmar,The Expressway cuts in half the travel time from Yangon toMandalay, and lies near the NyaungOo city that is home toMyanmar’s top tourist attraction, World Heritage Bagan.

2. Necessity of the Project

The 589 km long Yangon-Mandalay Expressway has been developed by Public Works, Ministry

of Construction and Directorate of Military Engineering, Ministry of Defence.

The Yangon-Mandalay Expressway Project has been implemented with three stages:

(a) Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw (202miles 1 furlong)(325.12km) opened 25 March 2009.

(b) Nay Pyi Taw-Sagar Inn (150miles 5 furlongs) (242.28km) opened 29 December 2010.

(c) Sagar Inn-Mandalay (13miles 5 furlongs) (21.92km) was formally inaugurated on 23

Nov, 2011 by the Ministry of Construction and thrown open to the public.

3. Implementing Authorities and Opened Dates

▪ Lane 4 Lanes▪ Formation width 200 ft (60.96m)▪ Right of Way width 400 ft (121.92m)▪ Median width 30 ft (9.14m)▪ Concrete pavement width 50 ft (4 lanes x 12.5 ft)

(15.24m) (4lanes×3.81m)▪ 6” thk under layer concrete compressive strength 2000 psi ▪ 12 ” thk over layer concrete compressive strength 4000 psi▪ Longitudinal gradient 3 %▪ Side slope 1 : 1 1: 1.5 ▪ Design CBR 6 %▪ Design Average daily traffic volume 5000 Nos.

Existing Cross Section

Future Traffic Growth Rate

• The traffic growth rates of Yangon – Mandalay Expressway increased sharply between 2012 and 2015 due to

the opening of the country’s automobile market.

• All citizens are allowed to import car since 7 July, 2012. The changes in car import regulation; there has been

sharp increase in traffic growth rate during this period.

• However, the traffic growth rate maintain a stable growth of 9% by comparing traffic volume in 2015 (January

to November) and 2016 (January to November).

• Our team cannot use TDF model to forecast future traffic growth because of many limited conditions such as

poor historical data, very limited study time. Therefore, our team used trend analysis to forecast future traffic

growth rates.

• So, from the available data which is started at 2012. But traffic growth rate between 2012-2013 is (6%), 2013-

2014 is (22%), 2014-2015 is (19%) and 2015 (January to November) and 2016 (January to November) is

(9%) respectively.

The following tables show the traffic growth rate results between 2026 and 2040.

Year 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030Annual Growth

Rate

AADT 28545 30543 32681 34969 37417 7.0%

2854530543

3268134969

37417

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

Traffic Growth Rate Result from 2026 to 2030

▪ Formation width 200 ft (60.96m)▪ Right of Way width 400 ft (121.92m)▪ Median width 20 ft (6.14m)▪ Median Shoulder 5 ft (1.5m)▪ Concrete pavement width 2×3×12.5 ft (2×3×3.5m)▪ 6” thk under layer concrete compressive strength 2000 psi ▪ 12 ” thk over layer concrete compressive strength 4000 psi▪ Asphalt Concrete Overlay 3½ " (87.5mm) thk▪ Longitudinal gradient 3 %▪ Side slope 1 : 1 1: 1.5 ▪ Design CBR 6 %▪ Design Average daily traffic volume 5000 Nos.

5. Upgrading According to the international expressway standard

Technical Standard

Sr No. Particular MeasurementRate/km

(Million (USD))

Estimation Cost

(Million (USD))

Yangon-Naypyitaw Portion

Road Section

1 3.5m width Widening Pavement Construction Work 260.12 km

2 1.5m width L.H.S Shoulder Construction Work

3 7.62m width Asphalt Concrete Paving Work

4 3.66m width Frontage Road Construction Work

5 Fencing

6 Road Furniture Work

7 Guard Rail Fixing Work

8 Interchanges 2.0 520.24

9 Traffic Management System (Traffic Information Center, ITS, ETC)

Bridge Section

1 Widening Work

(a) <15.24m Span Bridge 2 × 66 m

(b) Between 15.24m and 54.86m Span Bridge 2 × 973 m

(c) >54.86m Span Bridge 2 × 2117 m

2 Overhead Bridge Construction Work 2 × 5 Nos

Total (Yangon-Naypyitaw) $520.24 Million

Estimated Costs (Yangon – Nay Pyi Taw Portion)

5. Upgrading According to the international expressway standard

Sr No. Particular MeasurementRate/km

(Million (USD))

Estimation Cost

(Million (USD))

Naypyitaw-Mandalay Portion

Road Section

1 3.5m width Widening Pavement Construction Work 264.2 km

2 1.5m width L.H.S Shoulder Construction Work

3 7.62m width Asphalt Concrete Paving Work

4 3.66m width Frontage Road Construction Work

5 Fencing

6 Road Furniture Work

7 Guard Rail Fixing Work

8 Interchanges 2.0 528.4

9 Traffic Management System (Traffic Information Center, ITS, ETC)

Bridge Section

1 Widening Work

(a) <15.24m Span Bridge 2 × 89.3 m

(b) Between 15.24m and 54.86m Span Bridge 2 × 594 m

(c) >54.86m Span Bridge 2 × 2117 m

2 Overhead Bridge Construction Work 2 × 1 Nos

Total (Naypyitaw-Mandalay) $528.4 Million

Total $1048.64 Million

Estimated Costs (Nay Pyi Taw – Mandalay Portion)

5. Upgrading According to the international expressway standard

Public-Private Partnership Model

MyanmarGovernment

MyanmarGovernment

Investor/Consortium

Investor/Consortium

Project Company Finance Bank

A Portion of Equity Injection or GOV Subsidies/ Grant/Equity –Subject to Project FS

B Portion of Equity Injection

Loan

Repayment

Dividend Share A subject to FS

Dividend Share B

Guarantee of Minimum Traffic Value/Minimum

Revenue

The advantages of this option are:

• Enhance the Implementation

ability of the Project through

the Public-Private Cooperation.

• Through Government Partial

Funding Contribution to enable

the Project into Financial

Viability. (e.g. Subsidies/Viable

Gap Funding.)

• Government will bear certain

Responsibility to Enhance the

Project Bankability and Reduce

the End Users Usage Charge.

(e.g. Gov Guarantee for

Minmum Revenue/Traffic.)

6. Financial Solution

Thank You!