US$100 million NR11 Connecting Neak Leung to Tbong Khmum Officially Inaugurated

The 100km long NR11 connecting Neak Leung in Prey Veng province to NR7 in Thbong Khmum province was inaugurated on Monday 6 December.

The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian.

According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the construction of NR11 has a total length of 96 km from Neak Leung (Intersection of NR1) in Prey Veng Province to Thnal Toteung (intersection of NR7) in Thbong Khmum province.

NR11 was expanded from 9m to 11m and repaved with thicker AC. With a total distance of 98 km, the route passes through Prey Veng province for 65 km, Tbong Khmum province for 21km, with two Prey Veng city roads of 9.80km long.

The road was built by China Bridge and Road Corporation (CRBC) and technically inspected by Guangzhou Wanan Technical Consulting, with a construction period of 44 months under a loan from China and a government budget of US$98 million.

However, the actual construction was only 30 months from 19 December 2017 and completed on 17 June 2020, 14 months ahead of schedule. (Read more)

 

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