Editing Transport in Laos (section)

=== Expressway ===
[[File:Vientiane–Boten Expressway - Mapillary (iKVz4HaIRA8GcJGaNrxPP2).jpg|thumb|Vientiane toll station of the Vientiane–Boten Expressway]]
{{Main|Vientiane-Vang Vieng Expressway}}
On 20 December 2020, the [[Vientiane–Vang Vieng Expressway]], the first expressway in Laos, was completed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=1st expressway in Laos inaugurated|url=http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-12/20/content_77032384.htm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>  Construction began at the end of 2018 and was initially scheduled to finish in 2021. The road, which includes twin tunnels almost 900 metres long through Phoupha Mountain,  shortens the route by 43&nbsp;km as compared with the existing Route No 13. The expressway toll is 550 kip per kilometre, or about 62,000 kip for a one-way trip between Vientiane and Vang Vieng. The Vientiane-Vang Vieng expressway is the first section of a planned expressway from Vientiane through the northern provinces to Boten in [[Luang Namtha Province]], which borders China.<ref name="Star-20200613">{{cite news |title=Laos' super highway—the Vientiane-Vangvieng expressway is 70% complete |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2020/06/13/laos039-super-highway---the-vientiane-vangvieng-expressway-is-70-complete |access-date=15 June 2020 |work=The Star |agency=The Vientiane Times/Asian News Network |date=13 June 2020}}</ref>