Preparations being seen to build the Bailey bridge.
A new bailey bridge built side-by-side with Swumlon Bridge on the Muse-Lashio Union Expressway, which had been damaged by a mine, has enabled vehicles to resume travel, according to the Information Committee of the State Counsellor Office.
About seven feet above the floor of the bridge there was damage from a mine planted by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) on the morning of 30 November morning. Government troops repaired the bridge for temporary use but only one vehicle could drive on it at a time.
At present, a new bailey bridge 25-feet in length and 18-feet in width was built beside it by Oriental Highway Co. and has enabled vehicle traffic to resume.