NR3 renovation project 80% complete

• 11 September 2020
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The renovation of National Road 3 is now 80% complete. The working team is currently installing the road median and pedestrian bridges.

According to the ministry’s site inspection on 10 September, the road medium is built at different lengths depending on different areas.

There will be a u-turn point every 1.5km to 2km for the road sections outside of towns, and every 400m to 700m for the section in the community.

National Road 3 (Phnom Penh – Kampot) has a total length of over 134 km. From Chaom Chao to Bekkus is 69km and will be expanded to four lanes, while from Bekkus to Kampot town is 65km, and will stay with two lanes but upgraded to AC.

The National Road 3 renovation project cost approximately US$219 million and is being implemented by the China Road Bridge Corporation. Ground was broken on the project on 7 May 2018 and will take a total of 48 months to complete. (Read more)

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