Construction on New Phnom Penh Airport to Start in September 2019

• 17 March 2019
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Construction on the US$1.5 billion Phnom Penh International Airport in Kandal and Takeo provinces is to begin in September, according to project owner Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se.

Speaking on the side lines of an MOU signing ceremony (read more) on 14 March 2019, Neak Pung Kheav Se, Chairman of the Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC), told Construction & Property Magazine that the company has acquired most of the land needed for the project with construction set to begin in September 2019.

“We are now … clearing UXO and surveying the land, we let people design and by September it will be finished,” he said, “if we get the design layout, we can get started. This means if we have got all of the land, we can start construction in September”, he added.

Neak Oknha said he is confident about this project because the Cambodian government has been actively working to help collect the 2,600 hectares of land and solve any related barriers.

The project was approved by the government in late 2017, though has been silent for sometimes due to issues over land acquisition. However, after the government established a committee, the project is now progressing steadily. (Read more)

In addition, Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se strongly believes that the project is moving forward despite having difficulty buying the land, as the government is preparing to introduce a new Prakas to stop land transactions in the area. (Read more)

“The land is to be obtained surely because this is the government development plan, we do not take the land for free, we buy it from them [owner],” he stressed.

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