Usd261 Million Spent on Upgrading Nr No.5 Prek Kdam – Pursat to 4 Lanes

• 22 May 2018
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National Road No. 5 Prek Kdam-Thlea Ma’am

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen presided over the ground breaking ceremony on 26 May for the project to improve 135.24 kilometres of National Road No.5 between Prek Kdam in Kandal Province to Thlea Ma’am in Pursat province funded through a USD261 million loan from the government of Japan.

The project will upgrade this road section to asphalt concrete and expand it to 23 metres wide from two lanes to four lanes with a garden as the road median. The section will cross three provinces including Kandal, Kampong Chhnang, and Pursat.

The road will be constructed by three Japanese companies, Sumitoto Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd , World Kaihatsu Kogyo Joint Venture and Hanshin Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd with the technical checks carried out by Katahira & Engineers International and Oriental Consultant Global.

With the completion timeframe of 48 months, the upgraded road will be opened to traffic in March 2022.

The Section from Prek Kdam to Pursat is the second upgrade project on National Road No. 5 upgrade project following the Battambang – Banteay Meanchey section which was undertaken in March this year (read more). Meanwhile, the next expansion will be the section from Pursat to Battamabang, and the last one will be from Bantey Meanchey to Poipet.

“After completion, this new road will help improve the logistic system a lot especially for people in the area. National Road No. 5 is a very important road in term of logistics. It connects Phnom Penh capital city to the Thai border and it is also part of ASEAN Highway No. 1 which connects between the three main cities of GMS Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and Ho Chi Minh,” said Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen.

PM Samdech Hun Sen also expressed his gratitude to H.E. Hidehisa Horinouchi, Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia and the government of Japan that continues to support Cambodia, and so far has helped Cambodia in many sectors especially in infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges.