Chinese Government provides $15.7 million grant for Pakmong-Nateuy Section of No. 13 Road (NR13) Extension Project (Linked to Project ID#64757 and ID#338597)

On March 30, 2008, the Chinese Government and the Government of Laos signed an exchange of letters regarding the North Section of Pakmong-Nateuy Highway (No. 13) Extension Project. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued a $15.7 million grant (captured in Project ID#64756) and a $14.7 million interest-free loan (Project ID#64757) in support of the project. The purpose of the project was to restore a 78.8 km stretch of No. 13 Road (NR13) that runs from the Nam Ko bridge in the city of Muang Xay within Oudomxay Province (at K86+000) to the village of Nateuy in Luang Prabang Province (at K164+776.765). China Railway Third Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for project design. Yunnan Sunshine Road and Bridge Co., Ltd was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Construction began on on May 30, 2009. Then, a formal groundbreaking ceremony took place June 22, 2009. MOFCOM conducted an on-site inspection in July 2011 and construction ended on December 31, 2011. The project passed final inspection on March 29, 2012. China Eximbank also financed the Oudomxay-Pakmong Section of No. 13 Road (NR13) Rehabilitation Project (see Project ID#38597).

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This project is also known as the North Section of Pak Mong-Na Teuy Highway (No. 13) Restoration Project. The Chinese project title is 老挝纳堆-巴蒙公路北段修复项目 or 老挝纳堆--巴蒙公路北段修复项目 or 对13号公路纳堆至勐赛段进行了修复 or 老挝的纳堆至巴蒙公路北段修复项目. The total cost of the project was RMB 270 million and the MOFCOM grant and interest-free loan were likely denominated in RMB. However, AidData has only identified USD estimates of the monetary values of the grant and interest-free loan.

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