PRIORITIZATION OF EAST-WEST CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT
■ High Priority Corridors
EW1
Laem Chabang-Mukdahan/Savannakhet (Thai-Lao Border) -Ba Dong/Lao Bao (Laos-Vietnam Border) Dong Ha-Danang
Criteria: Major Seaport-Major Seaport
Committed Projects:
･ Laem Chabang Port (PhaseII) by OECF and Bot
･ Mukdahan-Savannakhet Bridge by OECF
･ Road Improvement in Laos by JICA and ADB
･ Road Improvement in Vietnam (Dong Ha-Danang) by World Bank
EW2
Bangkok-Aranyaprathet/Poipet (Thai-Cambodia Border) -Battambang-Bavet/Moc Bal (Cambodia-Vietnam Border) -HCM City-Vung Tau
Criteria: 3 Metropolises (Bangkok, Phnom Penh, HCM City along the Corridor
Committed Project:
･ Road Improvement between Phnom Penh and HCM City by ADB
■ Development Conditions and Directions for the Remaining Routes
EW3
Hanoi-Dien Bren-Tay Trang/Deo Tay Chang (Vietnam-Lao Border) -Luang Phrabang-Chiang Rai
･ Conduct an engineering study
･ Progressively upgrade the existing road to all-weather road
