One Belt, One Road projects resumes work despite COVID-19 fears

• 5 June 2020
• Construction Focus
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China’s One Belt One Road Initiative in Cambodia is continuing as usual despite the ongoing recent lack of construction workers and supplies due to COVID-19, according to the Xinhua website on 02 June 2020.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the government has released strict measures to prevent the spread include 14-day quarantine and other precautionary and preventive measures, which has caused difficulties for both local and Chinese constructors.

Mr You Yuansheng, Deputy General Manager of China Huadian Lower Stung Russei Chrum Hydroelectric Project Company Limited told Xinhua that there are only 94 Chinese workers on site right now. However, their team has made a detailed plan to ensure the project will run safely at full capacity to provide reliable power for the socio-economic development of Cambodia.

During the first four months of 2020, Cambodia’s hydropower station has provided 75 million kilowatt-hours despite the outbreak.

As for the railroad construction projects in Laos, the CREC-2 restarted work on 27 March, and has sped up its track-laying pace from one kilometer every day from two kilometers every three days. By early May, the company had completed over 30km of track laying.

The railway’s off-line bridges, tunnels, roadbeds and other civil engineering works have also been almost finished. Whereas online tracks, power, communication signals, mechanical and electrical engineering and station buildings have been fully launched.

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