By Nyein Nyein
YANGON’S Night Market along Strand Road will hopefully reopen fully renovated later this year, said the City’s Mayor U Maung Maung Soe.
He made the comment at City Hall during a press conference yesterday on the YCDC’s tasks, adding that renovations will begin next month.
The project site includes part of the night market on Strand Road between Shwedagon Pagoda Road and Pansodan Road and will be handled together with A25 Company through a PPP system, said the Mayor.
“I earnestly want the Night Market to develop. It’s not about the money. Development is key and when it does develop then money will automatically follow suit,” said U Maung Maung Soe.
YCDC Secretary Daw Hlaing Maw Oo said new recreation areas will be included in the renovation project. She said they will also construct proper car parking spaces and shops in shipping containers for certain businesses. Officials estimate the entire renovation project will cost K2 billion. (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)
