Special Features Making PP-SHV Expressway a Green Development Project

Xinhua Net has recently reported that the under-construction US$2 billion Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway could become one of the greenest infrastructure projects in Cambodia due to three special features.

1. Eco-friendly Technology
At the quarry site, the company installed dust collectors to suck out the dust and store it in a sewage sedimentation tank. After the process, the area can also be used for mining.

Deputy Chief Engineer Zeng Feng told Xinhua that the quarry is required to install dust collection equipment, which can produce cleaner aggregates, ensure the quality of mixtures for asphalt pavements, greatly reduce dust emission, and protect the local environment.

2. Wildlife protection
In other projects, wire mesh fences were normally installed quite closed to the construction site, which could potentially cause injury for the animal trying to pass. However, on the PP-SHV expressway project, the team set up more specialised fences, around 21 kilometres further out, to reduce animals’ injuries around the project site.

The project’s design representative Lin Ronggang added that the company has also built another special route to ensure that both small and large animals can pass by safely. Besides building in the forest areas, the safety fences will also be built in 44 other vulnerable areas such as pagodas and schools, to reduce noise and prevent accidents.

3. Green development
According to the Deputy Head of Ecological Protection Leading Group Li Gangliang, all employees in the project have adopted a set of environmental protection measures, such as the treatment of wastewater, dust control and noise prevention.

Given these three factors, the construction team is hoping the project will become a model for green development projects in Cambodia.

As of March, the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway project is over 40% complete. (Read more)

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