ADB Provides US$82-million Loan to Upgrade Roads in Prey Veng & Kandal Provinces

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an US$82 million loan to rehabilitate 48km of national and provincial roads in Prey Veng and Kandal provinces to boost economic development along the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Southern Economic Corridor.

According to a press release issued on 29 September, the project will also help the Ministry of Public Works and Transport improve road asset management and develop a sustainable road maintenance regime using performance-based road maintenance contracts. It will also raise awareness of road safety and health in project communities.

This assistance is the second phase of the Road Network Improvement Project series, with the objective to strengthen Cambodia’s connection with Vietnam and support the development of cross-border facilities in the two provinces.

The first phase of the project, which was approved by ADB in 2017, covers 147km of national roads in the provinces of Prey Veng, Siem Reap, and Svay Rieng along the GMS Southern Economic Corridor.

Under the second phase, the upgrade to the national road will showcase cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly bioengineering techniques, including those for protecting embankments and slopes. The upgrade to the provincial road will pilot an environmentally friendly liquid soil catalyst to help expand the use of locally available materials.

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