Road and Infrastructure
Gov’t Requests Samsung C & T to Build Expressways & Mass Transit System in Cambodia
Samsung C & T Corporation has expressed interest in investment in transport infrastructure in Cambodia to contribute to the development of this sector. The remarks were made by the delegation of Samsung C & T Corporation led by Mr Han Jung Suk in an online meeting with HE Leng Thun Yuthea, Secretary of State of […]
Read MoreChina to Expand High-Speed Railway Network to 50,000km by 2025
China plans to extend the length of its high-speed railway network, which is currently the world’s largest, up to 50,000km by 2025, reported SCMP. By the end of 2020, the high-speed railway network in China was 38,000km. With the expansion plan, the network will exceed the combined length of the next five countries on the […]
Read MoreMPWT Launches Infrastructure Maintenance Training Program
Cambodia in collaboration with Laos and Vietnam has officially launched a training program to strengthen the road maintenance capability of related officers and skilled workers. With the objective to promote sustainable infrastructure development and maintenance, the training program will be implemented by the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport. The course will include […]
Read MoreNew beach development in Kep set to be ready in April
The project to transform a 2.7-kilometer-long muddy beach in Phum Thmey village of Kep city into a public beach resort is now 90% completed and set to be ready for the public by April this year. According to the Kep Governor HE Som Piseth on Tuesday 19 January, the sand filling work is almost completed […]
Read MoreGov’t Approves US$1.3-billion Multipurpose Port & Logistic Centre for Kampot Province
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given a permit to Kampot Logistics & Port Company Limited to invest US$1.3 billion in establishing a multipurpose port & logistic centre in Kampot province. According to the CDC’s announcement on Monday 17 January, the project will be located in Changhon village, Sangkat Prek Tnaot, Bokor […]
Read MoreNew Flyover at Century Plaza Intersection Set to Begin Construction in March
The new flyover along the Russian Blvd at the Century Plaza intersection, known as the `2004 Flyover’, is set to begin construction this upcoming March and is scheduled for completion in 2023 before the SEA game. Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng held a meeting with the Phnom Penh Municipal Police Commissioner, the Secretariat of […]
Read MoreCambodia Port EDI system to Go Online in August
The development of the Electronic Data Interchange System or Port EDI system is reaching the final completion with the plan to begin operation by August this year, while the working group is currently ensuring that the system is ready. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Works Heang Sotheayuth met with the working group on Tuesday […]
Read MoreKep International Tourism Port Set for Inauguration Next Week
The construction of the US$1.2 million tourism port in Kep has been completed and is set to be inaugurated next week, according to the Kep provincial administration. Once operational, the port will serve to transport tourists to Koh Tonsay Island and to the tourism ports of neighbouring Vietnam, said HE Som Piseth, Governor of Kep […]
Read MoreMPWT reveals alignment of Chroy Chongvar–Svay Chrom bridge, construction to begin in 2023
The Cambodian government is currently selecting the location and model of the Chroy Chongvar–Svay Chrom bridge, with construction expected to begin in 2023, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol on 9 January. “Two locations and alignments are being considered. The first one is to connect from the Water Supply Authority on […]
Read MoreSiem Reap 38-Road Project 100% Complete, Traffic Facility Work Over 72% Finished
The construction of 38 road infrastructure projects in Siem Reap have been completed as of 29 December 2021 as planned. Meanwhile, traffic facility setting up work is over 72% finished and scheduled for completion soon. Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said during the site inspection on 9 January that the main work […]
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