Yangon elevated expressway project is included in Yangon Project Bank and it is expected to start in June 2019, sources said.

The Yangon Project Bank include 80 mega projects implemented in the Yangon Region was start introduced at Yangon Investment Forum held on May 10.

In the Yangon Project Bank, a total of 11 projects including transportation, housing development and industrial zone projects developed by Yangon Region government and Ministry of Construction and the Yangon elevated expressway project will be implemented under public, private and partnership (PPP) system, according to Ministry of Construction.

The expressway has 47.5 kilometers in length. Phase 1 of the project is included a four-lane road which has 19 kilometers in length in east of Yangon, a six kilometer four-lane road connecting east and west of Yangon and a 2.5 kilometer two-lane road leading to Yangon International Airport.

The project is expected to be finalized within three-year time and with goal to reduce traffic jam in Yangon, according to the ministry.