Road and Infrastructure
MPWT Warns Locals to Stop Breaking Expressway Fencing
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has warned the locals to stop breaking or cutting barbed razor wire fences along the expressway after finding out many spots have been damaged. During the inspection on 28 September led by MPWT’s Undersecretary of State HE Soeng Sokong, the team found that the locals have been […]
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MPWT: Major Kampot-Veal Renh Road Repairs Expected to Delay to 2024, Lacking Funding
The budget for the deep repair of the ‘forever-damaged’ Kampot-Veal Renh road has not yet been approved by China, confirmed Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol, apologizing that the approval timeline could be in late 2023 or 2024. HE Sun Chanthol said during the expressway inspection on 22 September that the government […]
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PM Orders MPWT to Prioritise Subway Train in PP & High-Speed Railways
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has ordered the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) to speed up the progress of feasibility study and fund seeking for the subway train project in Phnom Penh capital as well as the project to upgrade two existing railways to high-speed lines. According to MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol […]
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Feasibility Study of New Waterway Connecting PP to Kep to be Finalised in November
The detailed feasibility study of a project to build a new water transport system along the Bassac River connecting Phnom Penh Port to Kep, Kampot, and Sihanoukville Ports is scheduled for completion in November. According to the speech of the Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol on 21 September, after the study […]
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Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway Scheduled to Break Ground in Mid-2023
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) will accelerate work to break ground on the construction of the country’s second expressway connecting Phnom Penh to Bavet by mid-2023. HE Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, provided the upgrade on the project on 21 September. “We have already signed […]
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France has Provided US$900m Financing for Infrastructure Development Projects in Cambodia
The French Agency for Development (AFD) has provided a total of €888 million (approximately US$882 million) in loans and grant aid to Cambodia for infrastructure development over the last 30 years. The figures were raised in a meeting between HE Aun Porn Moniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, and Jean-Pierre Marcelli, […]
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Bentley Systems Announces the Finalists in the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
Winners to Be Announced at an Awards Ceremony in London on 15 November Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, on 19 September announced the finalists in the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program honours the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. […]
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NR2 Renovation in Kandal Province 70% Complete
Renovation of the 4.3km section of NR2 in Kandal province has to date reached 70% completion. The section is 4,320m long and 18m wide connecting the Kbal Thnol flyover to Preah Noray roundabout. The road is being repaved with a stronger and thicker AC in response to heavy traffic Officials also requested residents and commuters […]
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Electric Bus Project Proposed for Siem Reap City
The Global Green Development Institute (GGGI) in Cambodia has expressed its desire to establish an electric bus project in Siem Reap in the near future, while the institute is currently studying the feasibility of the project with provincial leaders and relevant officials. The proposal was discussed during a meeting between Siem Reap Deputy Governor Ly […]
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Laos Mulls Connecting Railway with Cambodia to Enhance Cambodia-Laos-China Logistics
Laos has recently announced plans to connect the railway system with Cambodia, aiming to expand bilateral trade and transport systems, as well as establish a complete transport chain between Cambodia, Laos, and China. The plan was unveiled by Loas during the visit of Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An to Laos’s large dry port, the […]
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