Shanxi Wins Us$42 Million Bid for Siem Reap Angkor International Airport Expansion

• 16 July 2019
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China-based construction firm Shanxi Mechanization Construction Group has won a 290 million yuan (about $42.16 million) bid to construction two sections of Siem Reap Angkor International Airport project.

As reported by the China Daily, Shanxi will construct a flight area and the auxiliary facilities of the flight area. This would also include the construction of the runway, earthworks, slopes, drainage engineering, foundations, and a terminal.

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport is a US$900 million investment by Angkor International Airport Investment (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, which operates under the Chinese state-run Yunnan Investment Holdings Ltd (YIHL) after the company signed a 55- year concession with the government in 2017.

The airport will be constructed on a 700-hectare plot and include 1,000 hectares in a special economic zone with construction expected to be finished in 3 to 5 years.

Upon completion, the new airport will be able to handle 7 million passengers annually.

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