At the same time, Transfield built another landmark building, the A$5 million border control facility on the Thai-Lao border. The complex, adjacent to the new, John Holland-built, Don Gazzard-designed Friendship Bridge on the Mekong River, linking the two countries, was officially opened on 6 April 1994 by Prime Minister Keating and by Lao Prime Minister Khamtay in the presence of Franco Belgiorno-Nettis.
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