Construction of PP-Bavet Expressway Set to Begin in June 2023

• 15 February 2023
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The construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway project is set to begin in June 2023, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) on 15 February. 

MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said that the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway project would officially start construction in June 2023, while technicians and stakeholders are currently speeding up the impact study. 

The PP-Bavet Expressway, the second expressway in Cambodia after the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, is to be an entirely new road with a total length of 135km. The road connects from Phnom Penh at the third ring road through Kandal, Prey Veng, to Svay Rieng province to the Bavet international border crossing. 

The project also includes the construction of a 5km bridge across the Mekong River. 

The construction is scheduled for completion by the end of 2026 or early 2027 while a construction cost of approximately was estimated at US$1.6 billion. (Read more)

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