Road and Infrastructure
Three Ministries to Talk with ADB on Restoring Canal Connecting to Kampot Tourist Port
The launch of the Kampot tourist port project has been delayed due to water depth issues although the construction has been completed. Three ministries, including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Tourism, and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, are currently negotiating to secure a budget to restore the canal that […]
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Cambodia Will Not Borrow US$4bn to Build Phnom Penh-Poipet High-Speed Railway
Cambodia will refrain from borrowing foreign loans to finance the Phnom Penh-Poipet high-speed railway project, estimated to cost around US$4 billion. Instead, the country seeks private investors to participate in a BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer) partnership, as HE Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, announced on 28 February 2023. The railway […]
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Feasibility Study Agreed for Phnom Penh-Battambang-Poipet Expressway
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has granted permission to a private firm to conduct a feasibility study on the construction of an expressway linking Phnom Penh, Battambang, and Poipet, announced HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, during his site inspection of the Third Ring Road construction on 28 February 2023. […]
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In Four Months, PP-SHV Expressway Generated Almost US$11 Million
The Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway earned almost US$11 million in the first four months since the start of traffic charging on 1 November 2022 to 28 February 2023, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The ministry further announced that it is continuing to work with operators to enhance the provision of expressway services […]
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Ring Road 3 Construction Reaches 90% Progress, Completed in May 2023
The first phase of the Ring Road 3 construction project, which connects National Road No. 4 to National Road No. 1, is reported to have reached a completion rate of almost 90% as of 25 February 2023. According to HE Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, who inspected the site on […]
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Gov’t plans to upgrade all railway network to high-speed one
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen intends to turn all railways in Cambodia into a high-speed system. During the graduation ceremony at National Technical Training Institute on 27 February, PM Hun Sen said that Cambodia will soon leave a low-middle-income status, so Cambodia should push those projects as well as possible. “Becoming a high-middle-income county, Cambodia […]
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S.Korean Booyoung Group Donates 200 Buses for Phnom Penh Public Transport
The South Korean BOOYOUNG GROUP has donated a total of 200 public buses to Phnom Penh Capital Hall to improve the city’s public transport. The official handover ceremony was held on 28 February under the presidency of Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Cambodia HE Park Jung Wook, […]
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Russey Keo flyover to open for traffic in March
The Russey Keo flyover is set to open for traffic from 1 March onwards as the construction is reaching 100% completion, according to the announcement of the Phnom Penh Capital Administration on 24 February. This Russey Keo flyover project is 483m long and 15.8m wide. Built by the Overseas Cambodian Investment Company (OCIC), the construction […]
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Gov’t spends over US$1bn to build small-scale infrastructures in 2022
In 2022, sub-national administrations will receive more than US$1 billion to build micro-infrastructure and implement more than 2,000 social services projects. Minister of Interior Samdech Sar Kheng said during the official meeting on 22 February, in the last five years (2018-2022), the transfer of the national budget to the sub-national administration has increased by 2.7 […]
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Koh Kong Darasakor Airport set to open in mid-2023 without delay
Koh Kong’s Darasakor International Airport is scheduled to open in mid-2023, as developers are speeding up the construction process and completing some key procedures to move into the aviation business without further delays, confirmed Koh Kong Governor Mithona Phouthorng on 21 February. Darasakor International Airport was originally scheduled to be put into operation by the […]
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