Construction Focus
Largest Bridge on PP-SHV Expressway Crossing Kbal Chhay Waterfall Takes Shape
K178 Bridge, the largest bridge on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway Project with a total length of 225 metres, has been taking shape. According to the official Facebook page of the expressway, the bridge is located at the 179-kilometre point of the expressway crossing over the river at Kbal Chhay Waterfall. To date, the first high-pier […]
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World Tankers Management Seeks Out-of-Court Settlement for 300k-Barrel Missing Oil Case
World Tankers Management, the MT Strovolos tanker operator, is trying to avoid court involvement in the 300,000-barrel missing case after the Cambodian government filed a lawsuit against MT Strovolos. The ship management company said it was working with stakeholders on the case. The company was quoted by the Khmer Times on 7 September saying, “All […]
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PP City Hall to Build Two New Roads Connecting NR6A to Win-Win Blvd for 2023 SEA Games
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration will build two new roads connecting NR6A to the Win-Win Boulevard, which will be used as the main travel routes to and from the newly built Morodok Techo stadium during the 2023 SEA Games. According to a meeting between the relevant officers on Monday 6 September, the working group is […]
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Water Management in Kandal Reconfigured to Mitigate Flooding on New PP Airport Construction Site
The Kandal Provincial Administration has issued new measures to mitigate the flooding issue on the new Phnom Penh International Airport construction site, in particular the site of Runway 1. According to the announcement dated 3 September 2021, the provincial administration has temporarily closed the sewage at the corner of Canal 90 and Dam 54 and […]
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SHV Port Expansion Project Phase 1 Postponed to 2022
The Sihanoukville port expansion project phase 1, which was first scheduled to begin construction this year, will now be postponed to 2022 as the layout design has yet to be completed, according to SHV Autonomous Port Deputy Director-General Thay Rithy. The project will expand the port depth of 14.5m and length to 350m, which will […]
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Timeline of Missing 300,000-Barrel Crude Oil Case
The Cambodian government has publicly commented on the case of 300,000 barrels of crude oil stolen from Cambodian waters and has officially requested the Indonesian government to return the perpetrators and oil tanker, including nearly 300,000 barrels to Cambodia. Here is the timeline of the case based on the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s three-page […]
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Construction of New 10ha Rebab Centre in Kandal 40% complete, to be Operational by 2022
Construction of a new drug rehabilitation centre in Kandal province is over 40% complete and is scheduled for full completion by 2022, according to the Kandal Provincial Administration on Monday 6 September. Being built on over 10 hectares of land in Toul Sophy village in Saang district, the project includes the construction of a multi-disciplinary […]
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Construction Begins on New COVID-19 Treatment Hospital in SHV
Construction has begun on the new COVID-19 treatment facility in Sihanoukville, which is located within the provincial referral hospital. Named the Techo COVID-19 hospital, this one-storey building will be able to accommodate 356 beds single beds or over 700 bunk beds. The construction of the hospital is scheduled to be complete in the next three […]
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Boeung Tumpun Pumping Station Phase 2 Ongoing; Street 371 Closed for Pipe-Laying Work
Construction of the Boeung Tumpun pumping station phase II remains on track, as the team is preparing to dig the ground on Street 371 to install three large pipes. Meanwhile, the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration will also temporarily close Street 371 for from 6 September – 5 November except for only small cars and motorbikes […]
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Ground Broken on New US$2.7-million S. Korea-Funded Start-Up Centre
Ground was broken on a new US$2.7-million South Korea-funded National Incubation Center of Cambodia (NICC) on the morning of Friday 3 September, with high hopes of training and creating more talented young generations in start-up businesses once completed. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by HE Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youths, and Sports; HE […]
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