Government of the Republic of
The Union of Myanmar
Ministry of Construction
PLENARY MEETING ON ROADINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN MYANMAR
MR. HAN SOE
DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTORPUBLIC WORKSMINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION
30th Japan Road Conference
Toshi Center Hotel

October 30~31,2013

Myanmar Profile

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Public Works, Ministry of Construction

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Road Administration System of Myanmar

Road Technology of Myanmar

Major Projects Coming & Required technology

6Conclusion
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Myanmar Profile

Population
60 Million (20102011)

Road LengthArea

1423956 km (2011)

676578 km2
936 km (East – West)2051 km (North – South)

Number of Registered Vehicles•

2476672 ( June 2012)

Neighboring Countries•

Bangladesh, India, China,Laos, Thailand

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I

Myanmar Profile

Capital CityComposition•7 States & 7 Regions•138 National Races•Naypyitaw (Government)•Yangon (Economic)•Mandalay (Culture)

Official Language•MyanmarClimate•Seasons ( Summer, Raining, Winner)•Temperature (Mean max: 31˚C)•Humidity (Mean ~ 70 %)•Avg. Annual rainfall (~ 1800 mm)
Economy•Currency – Kyat ( 1 US $ ~ 900 kyats )•Per capita GDP – 700 US $ (March 2011)

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COUNTRY EXISTING SITUATION
Myanmar in Transition
The New Government assumed power and embarked on a path of
democratic and market oriented economic reforms.(2011,March)Political reformSocial reforms
Economic reforms

Reform Strategy with people centered approach.
Drafting on National Comprehensive Development PlanEconomic Policies
 Sustaining agriculture development towards industrialization and all round development; Balanced and proportionate development among regions and states with equal share ofbudget and taxation, foreign aid and foreign and local investment; Inclusive growth for entire population;
 Compilation of quality and accurate statistics.
Source : Myanmar Business Investment Summit 2013

Long Term Vision and Policy Process

Stage1: Fiveyear plan (20112016) E.g.
includes “quickwin”
implementation

Stage2: Five Year
Plan (2017-2021)
E.g. Strengthen
economic andinvestment base;key steps to reducepoverty andinequality

Source : Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development

Stage3: Five Year
Plan (20212025)E.g.
strengthening
domestic andinternational
connectivity

NCDP Vision(2030):Developed Nation
Integrated intothe GlobalCommunity

Source of Finance :Consideration for the best
allocation of the sources of finance

Own
BudgetForeign
DirectInvestment

SourceofFinance
Aid

Source : Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development

LoanGrant

The process and procedure for Foreign Aid Negotiation
CentralCommittee
Working
Committee

Consultation

National Socio Economic
Advisory Council
Submission of Draft MOU/MOA

Organizing
Round Table,
Donor Meeting
andnegotiating on
allocation offunds

MNPED

MOFR

Attorney
General Office

Union
Ministries

Regional
Governments

InitialNegotiation

International
Organizations
Source : Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development

State andPUBLIC WORKS,MINISTRY OF
CONSTRUCTION

Public Works

Department ofHuman Settlementand HousingDevelopment

Organization Structure
Public WorksManaging Director

Deputy Managing
Director (Admin)

Deputy Managing
Director (Planning)

General Manager

Deputy ChiefEngineer• Administration• Finance• Trades• Productions• Architecture• Water & Sanitary• Electrical•Mechanical•Planning, Design,
Quantity Survey &Research, Stores

Deputy Managing
Director (Works)

Chief Engineer• Roads• Buildings• Airfields
Upper Country

Deputy Managing
Director(Maintenance)

Chief Engineer• Roads•Buildings• Airfields•Ygn-Mdy Expwy
Lower Country

Chief Engineer• Bridges

Road Administration System ofMyanmar

National Transport PolicyUnion Highway Network Master plan with 36 roads from north-south and 45
roads from east-west will cut-across 7 Regions & 7 States
Priorities are given to the development of each and every region, to increase
contact and friendship, and build reconsolidation of national races.
Extend and upgrade to the existing roads mostly running north to south andconstruct new ones running from east to west all over the Union.
Facilitate and promote economic activities, particularly trade and tourism,
between Myanmar and other countries.

Donkey
Earth Road Road(Km(Km))

ConcreteRoad(Km)BituminousRoad(Km)GravelRoad (Km)

MetalledRoad(Km)

Expressway & Highways

611.7

11,733.0

2,440.8

2,700.3

1,973.5

44.1

19,503.2

Regional & State Roads

49.7

5,451.8

3,299.6

2,941.4

6,497.1

1,340.0

19,579.5

Sub-total

661.3

17,184.8

5,740.3

5,641.7

8,470.6

1,384.0

39,082.7

6.6

4,880.7

2,215.5

660.8

3,509.0-

11,272.6

Village & Border Road

120.1

4,073.0

17,041.5

4,976.7

55,888.5-

82,099.9

Sub-total

126.7

8,953.8

19,257.0

5,637.5

59,397.5-

93,372.51,239.7

1,747.5

12.9

454.9

472.9

-

3,928.0

10.8

573.4

119.7

-

309.8

-

1,013.8

246.1

129.3

43.0

734.9

1,130.8-

2,284.1

6 Directorate of Military Engineers

393.4

61.8

605.3

166.4

6,822.7-

8,049.5

7 Ministry of Electrical Power

48.3

88.5

542.1

-

280.2

-

959.2

2,726.3

28,739.1

26,320.4

12,635.4

76,884.6

1,384.0No.

Department

1

Ministry of Construction,
Public Works

Total
(Km)

2 Ministry of Border Areas

Urban Road

3Yangon City Development
Committee

Mandalay City Development
Committee
Naypyitaw City Development
7Committee
4Total

148,689.9

Roads managed by Ministry of Construction

Total road length – 39,082.72 km (March, 2012)
3% 2%
22%

Concrete
44%

15%14%- 661.3 km

Bituminous - 17184.8 km
Metalled- 5641.7 km

Gravel- 5740.3 km

Earth- 8470.6 km

Donkey- 1384 km

Ratio of Paved and Unpaved Road

Public Works

Whole Country

0%
21%
46%
54%
79%

(As of March, 2012)

Paved

ROAD PROGRESS IN MYANMAR (March, 2012)

148,689.9

15000012500010000090,713

Road length of the wholeCountry
Road length under theMinistry of Counstruction75000
50000 29,497
39,082.7

25000

Years

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

02004

Total Length of Road (km)175000UNION HIGHWAYS OF INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY
Sr.
No.

Itinerary

1

Myawadi-Kawkareik-Phaan-Thaton-Payagyi-TaungooPyinmana-Meiktila-Mandalay-Monywa-Gangaw-KaleTamu (AH-1)

2

Tachileik-Kengtung-Taunggyi-Meiktila-MandalayMonywa-Gangaw-Kale-Tamu(AH-2)

3

Kengtung-Mongla (AH-3)(GMS)

4

Mandalay-Lashio-Hseni-Kutkai-Muse(AH-14)(GMS) (B.O.T)

5

Loilem-Laihka-Pankaytu-Shipaw(AH-111) (GMS)

RoadLength(km)Road Width
7.3 m (done)(km)Road Width
7.3 (to do)
(km)

1577

963(61 %)

571(36 %)804

313(39 %)Thaton-Mawlamyine-Ye-Dawei-MyeikKawthoung(AH -112)
Lenya-Kalonioi(AH-112)(Item-6)1120

184(16%)491(61 %)
90(100 %)165(36 %)240(100 %)936(84 %)---

8

Dawei-Sinbhyudaing(Tikee) (AH-123)
Dawei SEZ (to do)

135-135(100 %)

9

Tamu-Bagan-Myawadi( India-Myanmar-Thailand)1321

532(40 %)789(60 %)5747

2274(40 %)3417(59 %)

67Total

90
460
240

282(61 %)-Remark

MOBA(1 %)Road Technology of Myanmar

DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD TECHNOLOGYFor Design, Construction and Maintenance the following
Manuals have been used:Geometric Design Standards (Public Works),
Structural Design (Overseas Road Note 31, TRRL, UK)
Construction Manual prepared by Road Research andDevelopment Project with the aid of UNDP,
Maintenance Manual (Public Works)

GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAYS(PUBLIC WORKS)

Design Class

Township Road

Divisional Road

Highway

Super Highway

D-VI
D-V
Single Lane

D-IV
D-III
2 Lanes

D-II
D-I
4 Lanes

6 LanesMultilane

1. Annual Average Daily Traffic
Under 50 50-200
a. Flat Country
5050
2. Design Speed b. Rolling Country
4040(MPH)
c. Mountainuous Country3030

3. Number of Lanes
4. Width of Lane (feet)

4-A. Right of Way (feet)

112100116100200-500
605040500-2500
605040

Divided Multilan Dividede(2)(3)

Over 2500
707060605050

Over 5000
70706060
5050

4divided2411 (min.) 11 (min.) 126126
12100 (min.)

1212(desirable) (desirable)
100 (min.)150300300150(desirable)

150(desirable)

29300

GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAYS(PUBLIC WORKS)
Design Class

5. Minimum Width a. Flat Countryof Shoulder(feet)b. Rolling Country

Township Road
D-VI
D-V
Single Lane

Divisional Road
D-IV
D-III
2 Lanes

Highway
Super Highway
D-II
D-I
4 Lanes
6 Lanes
Divided Multila Divided
Multilane (2)
(3)
ne
10
1010104 (min.)

6886 (desirable)
4 (min.)688

101010104 (min.)
20-24
20-24
20

428
28
24

634
34
30

640
40
36

868
68
64

868
68
64

892
92
92

846 each
46 each46 each

5684
563
463
463
463
463453456 (desirable)c. Mountainous Country
a. Flat Country
6. Minimum Width b. Rolling Countryof Formationc. Mountainous Country(feet)
a. Flat Country
7. Maximum
b. Rolling Country
Grades (%)
c. Mountainous Country
NotesGeometric Design of Road (Public Works)
Class

AADT

No. of lane

Pavement/Lane Width

D-VI

< 50

Single Lane

12’

D-V

50~200Single Lane

16’

D-IV

200~500

Two Lane

9’

D-III

500~2500

Two Lane11’ (minimum)
12’ (desirable)

D-II> 2500

Four Lane

11’ (minimum)
12’ (desirable)

D-I> 2500

Four Lane(Divided)

12’Geometric Design of Road (Public Works)
ClassAADT

No. of lane

Pavement/Lane Width

D-VI< 50Single Lane

12’

D-V

50~200Single Lane

16’

D-IV

200~500

Two Lane

9’

D-III

500~2500

Two Lane11’ (minimum)
12’ (desirable)

D-II> 2500

Four Lane

11’ (minimum)
12’ (desirable)

D-I> 2500

Four Lane(Divided)

12’

Structural Design of Roads
 For Flexible Pavement Design, Public Works is using Road
Note 31 and Oversea Road Note 31 .
Both come out from the research works made by Transport andRoad Research Laboratory ( U.K. ).
 For Rigid Pavement Design, Road Note 29, Transport andRoad Research Laboratory, U.K. is adopted.

Road Note 31 Method
Public Works mostly uses thismethod because(1) Our country is a tropical country,(2) This method is not complicated,(3) Testing facilities are available in
our laboratory&(4) This method covers the design
requirements of most non-urban
roads in developing countries.

Weights Diagram
Trucks Variety

Weights Permission (Before 2015 / 2015 and After 2015)16 / 15 Tons
Two axles , common(6)Tyres
23 / 21 Tons
Three axles , common(10)Tyres
30 / 25 Tons
Four axles , common(12)Tyres
33 / 31 Tons
Four axles , common (14) Tyres
46 / 45 Tons
Five axles , common (18) Tyres
51.5 / 48 Tons
Six axles, common (22) Tyres
Front wheel

Front axle

Rear wheel

Rear Axle

Overweight Vehicles Control in Myanmar Overweight vehicles are one of
the main factors to shorten thedesign life of road

 Started overweight vehicles controlin Myanmar in August 2010

Earth Road

Gravel Road

Paved Road

Paved Road

ASEAN Standard of Highway Classification
Primary

4 or more lanes with asphalt/ cement concretepavement
Class I

4 or more lanes with asphalt/ cement concrete
pavement
Class II

2 lanes with asphalt/ cement concrete
pavement
Class III

2 lanes with double bituminous treatment
pavement

Asian Highway Standard

Asian Highway Standard