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Kunming–Bangkok Expressway is the first international expressway from China. It starts at Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan province in southwestern China, and ends at Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. It was opened in 2008.
The expressway is approximately 1,900 km (1,200 mi) in length; about 730 km is in China and about 250 km is in Laos. It is jointly funded by China, Laos, Thailand and the Asian Development Bank. It stretches south from Kunming to Xiaomenyang (16 km from Jinghong) and crosses the Lao border at Mohan. It traverses through jungle and highlands in southern Yunnan and Laos before entering Thailand at Chiang Khong. It continues southward, mostly as Thailand Highway 1 (named Phahonyothin Road), until it reaches Bangkok.
| Section | Length (km) | National Route |
Status and comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunming - Yuxi (CN) | 86 | 213 | 6-lane expressway completed (1999) |
| Yuxi - Yuanjiang (CN) | 112 | 213 | 4-lane expressway completed (2000) |
| Yuanjiang - Mohei (CN) | 147 | 213 | Expressway Completed (Dec 2003) |
| Mohei - Simao (CN) | 71 | 213 | Expressway Completed (Apr 2011) |
| Simao - Xiaomenyang (CN) | 97 | 213 | Expressway Completed (Apr 2006) |
| Xiaomenyang - Mohan/Boten (CN) | 217 | 213 | Expressway Completed |
| Mohan/Boten - Nateuy (LAO) | 20 | Route 13 | Expressway Completed |
| Nateuy - Luang Namtha (LAO) | 45 | Route 13B | Expressway Completed |
| Luang Namtha - Ban Houayxay (LAO) | 197 | Route 3 | Ferry across Mekong, Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge finished on December 12, 2012 |
| Chiang Khong - Chiang Rai (TH) | 113 | 1020 | Planned, Alt route 1174/1098/1173 |
| Chiang Rai - Chai Nat (TH) | 562 | 1 | Divided highway (named Phahonyothin Road) |
| Chai Nat - Bang Pa-In (TH) | 194 | 32 | Divided highway |
| Bang Pa-In -Bangkok (TH) | 49 | 1/31 | Divided highway (named Phahonyothin Road & Vibhavadi Rangsit Road) |
Some distances on existing roads if expressway distances unavailable
Expressways also planned or under construction: Kunming to Mandalay (Burma) and Kunming to Hanoi (Vietnam).
See also
References
- http://english.cntv.cn/program/china24/20110125/102617.shtml
- "The closure ceremony of Houayxay Bridge, an important passage on Kunming-Bangkok International Road, has been held Dec 12 2012". InKunming. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 12 December 2012.