Road and Infrastructure
Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Agree To Accelerate Three Major Cross-Border Infrastructure Projects
The prime ministers of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam have agreed to gather more resources from development partners to accelerate three major cross-border infrastructure development projects including the Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh railway, Hanoi- Vientiane expressway, and Vientiane–Vũng Áng railway. According to the virtual meeting between the three prime ministers on 10 March, the three nations […]
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MPWT Speeding Up Eight National Road Renovation and Maintenance Projects
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is repairing and maintaining eight major national and provincial roads in Ratanakiri and Tbong Khmum provinces to ease inter-provincial travel and cargo transportation. According to the Ratanakkiri and Tbong Khmum Provincial Departments of Public Works and Transport on 06 March, the eight roads include National Roads 7, […]
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Kampot Administration Puts Travel Restriction on National Road 3
Kampot Provincial Administration has announced travel restrictions on National Road 3 at the border point of Prey Nob District of Sihanoukville and Teuk Chhou District of Kampot Province with maximum caution. Kampot Governor Cheav Tay said on 04 March that to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the provincial administration decided to close traffic between Kampot […]
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Vietnam Planning US$53 billion 30-year Airport Expansion
Vietnam is planning to raise approximately US$53 billion in an ambitious plan to expand its aviation capacity over the next 30 years, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). US$15.8 billion will be needed in the next 10 years for building and expanding airports across the country with a further US$37 billion between […]
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Ground broken on first river dam at Khmer – Thai border in Battambang
Ground was broken on the Mongkul Borei River dam, the first-ever dam built at the Khmer – Thai border area, on 04 March, marking another rural infrastructure development in Battambang province. The dam is located in Mneas Kal and Kampong Chamlong Krom village in Kamrieng district. The groundbreaking ceremony was presided over by Battambang Governor […]
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Cambodia, Singapore Officially Sign Agreement on Phnom Penh Logistics Centre Project
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and Singapore’s YCH and Infrastructure Asia (IA) officially signed a framework agreement on the Phnom Penh Logistics Centre on 04 March. As a result, Cambodia has decided to select Singapore’s YCH and Infrastructure Asia (IA) as private partners to study and develop the Phnom Penh Logistics Centre […]
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National Road 48 Rehabilitation Project Reaches Bidding Phase
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has said that the project to rehabilitate NR48 connecting NR4 to Koh Kong Province is in the bidding phase, and the procedure is scheduled to be completed soon. MPWT’s spokesman HE Vasim Sorya said on Wednesday 03 March that the NR48 rehabilitation project will be implemented with […]
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Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway Takes Another Step Toward Completion
Paving on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway is set to begin soon, while the whole project at this stage is approximately 40% complete. According to the official Facebook page of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, on 02 March, the team has just completed the asphalt paving (ATB-25) on the sample section. Soon, the engineers will start the […]
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MPWT: Phnom Penh-Bavet Railway Remains Prioritised Infrastructure
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has said that the railway construction project connecting Phnom Penh and Bavet city on the Vietnam border remains listed as a prioritised infrastructure construction project. The remarks were made after Cambodia and Vietnam agreed to build a border crossing railway project to boost trade between the two countries. […]
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Kampong Chhnang-Kampong Thom Bridge Second Priority to Kratie-Kompong Thom Bridge
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT)’s spokesman HE Vasim Sorya has said that the proposed bridge connecting Kampong Chhnang to Kampong Thom province, which would become the Kingdom’s longest, is a second priority after the Kratie-Kampong Thom bridge, on which construction is set to begin this year. HE Vasim Sorya said on 25 […]
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