PP-SHV Expressway 27% Complete, Expected to Finish on Schedule Despite Pandemic

• 21 November 2020
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The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has confirmed that construction of the country’s first-ever expressway will be completed as planned, although the COVID-19 crisis has slightly affected the construction process.

Spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport HE Vasim Sorya said on 20 November that as of November, construction is 27% complete, and the process of construction has reportedly been affected, slowing down construction work due to COVID-19.

“Generally, the progress has not really been affected. For the construction firm, their staff who had left Cambodia for China, have not come back. The transportation of some building materials has been affected due to the pandemic as well,” said HE Vasim.

However, the firm has committed to completing construction as planned.

This project is the first-ever expressway being constructed in Cambodia with an investment of US$2 billion, developed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). Scheduled to open by March 2023, the expressway is divided into four lanes with a total length of 190 kilometres across five cities and provinces.

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