The new bridge will connect Bueng Kan and Bolikhamxay, boosting trade between Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. The fifth Friendship Bridge between Thailand and Laos will open in December 2025The Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge is a highway bridge over the Mekong River that links the Bueng Kan Province of Thailand and Pakxan town, Bolikhamxai Province in Laos. The project includes a 16 km four-lane road, including a 12-km Highway 244 at Bueng Kan district, the 1. The new 1,350-metre bridge will.