However, 1129 is potted and extremely dangerous for tour buses. An entire section of 32 km leading into Chiang Saen is being widened, but road works along the entire section are a serious hazard to vehicles. The only alternative for tour buses is the riverside rural road 4007 that skirts the mountains and is free of road works except for a 12 km section leading into Chiang Saen. Considering the road’s value to support tourism (motor cycle groups, cycle tours, mini-bus tours), road works should have been completed before the bridge opened. It could take another year before this route is passable to tour buses to support tourism between the two riverside towns.