Gov’t to Renovate Over 370km of Rural Roads Across Siem Reap in 2021

• 6 January 2021
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The Siem Reap Provincial Department of Rural Development plans to renovate and rebuild a total of 373 kilometres of rural roads across Siem reap in 2021 to ease the overall commuting system in the province.

Sao Bunthy, Director of the Rural Roads Office of the Siem Reap Provincial Department of Rural Development, told National Radio on 04 January that his department has four principles for road maintenance.

“Those include rehabilitating damaged roads, paving some red gravel roads, implementing annual maintenances, and maintaining other roads if necessary,” said Mr Sao.

“In 2020, the department rehabilitated approximately 193 kilometres of roads. Meanwhile, the goal for 2021 is to repair and renovate a total of 373 kilometres of rural roads,” he added.

Most of the projects have been supported by partners such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank, while the flood-damaged roads are mostly funded by the government and the German Government Aid (KFW).

At present, the 38-road renovation project is also currently underway in Siem Reap after the after breaking ground in November last year. The project has a total length of 108 kilometres, consuming a budget of US$140-million, and will be completed by the end of 2021. (Read more)

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