Route 3 is an important link in the north of Laos between China and Thailand.

The 197 km route begins in the provincial capital Luang Namtha, Louang Namtha Province, Laos, which is connected to Mohan, China and the Chinese G8511 expressway by Laos Route 13.

It runs southwestwards reaching the provincial capital of Ban Houayxay, Bokeo Province, on river Mekong, where it crosses the Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.

China is interested in improving traffic routes to Southeast Asia, to be financed with together with Thailand.

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