NSS – Oct 20 

It is reported that an underpass will be built that will link between Shwedagon Pagoda and People’s Square Park in Yangon. The event of reciting Buddhist’s verses for cleaning the earth for the construction site was held on 19th October, according to the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). 

The underpass will be linked between the west entrance of the Shwedagon Pagoda located on U Wisara Road and People’s Square Park in Dagon Township, Yangon. 

The underpass will be 461.9 feet long and 23 feet wide, as per information. There will be four entrances/exit gates; four escalators; and two lifts for disables. The construction is projected to be fourteen months, according to the YCDC.