Plans are underway to reopen Myawaddy-Mae Sot Friendship Bridge No.1 at Myanmar-Thai Border. The Bridge temporarily closed nearly three years due to COVID-19 outbreak.

Unidentified official from Vehicles Controlled Line said that the Myawaddy District Administrator and authorities discussed about reopening the Myawaddy-Mae Sot Friendship Bridge No.1 with the Thai authorities and inspected preparatory measures this morning. So, the bridge will be opened in coming soon.

Due to political unrest, two times of blasts occurred near Myawaddy-Mae Sot Friendship Bridge No.1 during last year but the damages were renovated yet.

After the bridge will be reopened, only licensed vehicles will be allowed leading to Mae Sot from Myawaddy Township.

The Myawaddy-Mae Sot Friendship Bridge No.1 was shut down temporarily on February 22nd of 2020 due to COVID-19 infections.

With the aim not to stop commodities flow, border trade had been allowed through Myawaddy-Mae Sot Friendship Bridge No.2 but travellers were banned.