THE Rural Development Department in Natogyi Township handed over the building of No 1 inter-district road to the Department of Highways.
At present, the Department of Highways is maintaining roads and bridges in the township under the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Construction, Township Engineer Daw Theint Theint Tun said.
The inter-district road is 30 miles shorter than the 95-mile Myingyan-Mandalay Road and will be more suitable for cargo trucks and commercial vehicles.
The Department of Highways will soon begin construction of three concrete bridges and eight pipe culverts. Engineers from the department are currently placing asphalt on a 3-mile section of the road.—Htay Myint Maung
