The Hledan Flyover in Yangon, Myanmar received the 2014 ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award. The flyover was built by ShweTaung Development Company Limited and designed by T.Y. Lin International to alleviate traffic congestion in Yangon. At almost 500 meters long, the flyover crosses a major five-way intersection in the city center. It was completed in just 12 months to minimize disruption to traffic.

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The Hledan Flyover in Yangon, Myanmar, received the 2014
ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award from
the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO).
The award was presented at the 32nd Conference of ASEAN
Federation of Engineering Organisations 2014 (CAFEO 2014)
awards ceremony,held at the Sedona Hotel,Yangon,Myanmar,on
12 November 2014.
ShweTaung Development Company Limited was the Contractor
(Design & Build) for the project,whileT.Y.Lin International (TYLI)
provided Design and Seismic Analysis Services.
“Hledan Flyover was our first project in Myanmar. It was an
engineering challenge delivered to a very ambitious programme.
We thoroughly enjoyed working on it and indeed are delighted
to have our efforts rewarded with this prestigious award”, said
Mr Lim Kuan Pow, Head of Bridges and Special Structures,TYLI.
The ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award is
given to an organisation or persons responsible for outstanding
engineering projects in the ASEAN region.
Built to alleviate severe traffic congestion in the busy, fast-
growing city ofYangon, the flyover, which runs along Pyay Road,
has a total length of almost 500 m (1640 ft) and crosses Hledan
Junction, a major, five-arm intersection located in the heart of
Yangon. Because the flyover is located at the centre of the city,
and serves as a vital part of the city’s landscape, visual aesthetics
of the structure was a top priority forTYLI design engineers.
The flyover is a composite steel girder bridge with a typical span
length of 30 m (98 ft). The main span across Hledan Junction
measures 40 m (131 ft) and is divided into 14 spans with seven
steel girders in each span.The width of the deck is 16 m (15.5 ft),
carrying dual carriageways with two lanes of traffic in each direction.
The project was completed in just 12 months, to minimise
disruption to existing traffic during bridge construction.
Members of the project team accepting the award. From left, Mr GohWeiYon,
AssociateT.Y. Lin International; MrYe Myint, DYCEO, ShweTaung Group; Mr
Toshiaki Nakajima, Senior Manager of Engineering & Construction Department,
International Division,Tokyu Construction Co Ltd; MrTun Aung San, Director, Shwe
Taung Group; and Htay Myint, Deputy Chief Engineer, Road & Bridge Division,
ShweTaung Development Company Limited.
The 2014 ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Awards were presented
at CAFEO 32.
Hledan Flyover in Myanmar wins engineering award
The award-winning Hledan Flyover.
All images by ShweTaung Development Company Limited