Mekong River Bridge Planned for Kratie Province

• 27 April 2018
• Local News
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Kratie Province

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has announced that the government of Cambodia is planning to build a new bridge in Kratie province crossing the Mekong River to Kampong Thom province.

The announcement was made on 25 April when the PM presided over the inauguration ceremony of the University of Kratie.

“This bridge will help ease the transportation of the locals in both Kratie and Kampong Thom. Going to Kampong Thom from Kratie won’t be a long way anymore; we can just cross the bridge without having to go backward. This shortcut will decrease the distance from Kratie to Kampong Thom to only about 129 kilometres,” said PM Samdech Hun Sen.

Construction of the bridge is planned for 2019 according to PM Samdech Hun Sen. There was no mention of the expected cost or budget but the government plans to seek support from the government of China.