MEF Minister Vows to Speed Up Fundraising to Fix ‘Forever-Damaged Kampot-Veal Renh Road

• 10 October 2022
• Local News
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance HE Aun Porn Moniroth on 7 October inspected the condition of NR3 Kampot -Veal Renh and promised to speed up the request for funding from China while also requesting the company temporarily repairs during the waiting period.

On this occasion, the Deputy Prime Minister also approved the three types of techniques that the company proposed to deeply repair this road.

The 5 km section, which has muddy soil 18m deep, will be repaired using the technique of building an underground foundation to act like a bridge.

The other 15 km section will be repaired with methods depending on the depth of the muddy soil. The two method includes pouring 200 tons of stone in there and strengthening the foundation as well as pouring concrete.

The Kampot-Veal Renh road is a forever-damaged road even though it has been repaired multiple times. Therefore, the government has decided to study and repair deeply at an estimated cost of US$60 – US$70 million. The Ministry of Economy has already requested funds from China and to date has not received any approval.

Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has been apologizing that the approval timeline could be as late as 2023 or 2024 while saying the government acknowledged the issue.  (Read more)

• Road and Infrastructure