Construction of 34 roads worth US$300 million in Sihanoukville 90% complete

• 18 May 2020
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The construction of 34 city roads in Sihanoukville province costing nearly US$300 million is now 90% completed, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s official Facebook page on 16 May 2020.

The 34-road construction program in Sihanoukville is seeing the renovation and expansion of roads with a total length of over 82 km constructed by seven construction companies is scheduled to be complete in 8 months, but by 16 May 2020, 90.60% of the work was complete.

Ground was broken on the project on 16 November 2019 and the total cost is nearly US$300 million.

Prime Minister Hun Sen said at the opening ceremony of a cement factory in Kampot province on 14 November 2019 that the roads in Sihanoukville city will be built of 20cm-thick cement concrete covered by rubberised asphalt to ensure they are fit for heavy transportation in the province which sees busy container truck traffic.

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The renovation and expansion of the 34 roads in Sihanoukville has seen them being completely rebuilt with a particular focus on ensuring life-long quality after being catastrophically damaged by rapid development and flooding in recent years. The program will transform Sihanoukville to be a modern, beautiful, environmentally friendly place to live, and for tourism and business.