PM Requests China to Study Feasibility of High-Speed Railways in PP & SR

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has asked China Metro Group Limited to study two high-speed light rail projects, one in Phnom Penh and another in Siem Reap, to reduce traffic congestion. 

This is according to a meeting between PM Hun Sen and three major Chinese companies on 9 February during an official visit to the People’s Republic of China. 

Three major Chinese investment companies, including China Road and Bridge Corporation, Beijing Urban Construction Group, and China Metro Group, want to continue investing in the construction of other transportation infrastructure after building more than 2,000 kilometres of roads and bridges​ in Cambodia. 

The PM also requested China Metro Group Limited to study the investment project of the light expressway from Phnom Penh to the new Phnom Penh International Airport and the light rail line in Phnom Penh. 

The Chinese companies also informed Samdech Hun Sen about the project to invest in a light high-speed railway from Siem Reap to the new international airport in Chi Kreng district. The Chinese company said that the company has completed the feasibility study of the subway construction project in Phnom Penh and submitted a study report to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport for further review and discussion. 

Regarding the waterway and port transportation project, the company has completed the preliminary study, and the​related document of the Phnom Penh-Siem Reap Tonle Sap waterway rehabilitation project has been submitted to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. 

The company has also been studying the master plan and the feasibility of developing sewer network infrastructure and construction of wastewater treatment plants in Koh Kong, Battambang and Kampong Cham. 

In terms of modern infrastructure, the European company Doppelmayr Group has also been examining the possibility of building a “cable car system” in Phnom Penh. (Read more)

 

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