New Phnom Penh airport construction set to finish ahead of 2023 ASEAN Summit

• 5 December 2019
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The construction of the new Phnom Penh International Airport, located in Kandal and Takeo provinces, is scheduled to be completed ahead of the 2023 ASEAN Summit, which will be held in Cambodia.

Okhna Pung Kheav Se, Chairman of OCIC, the company invests in the construction of the new airport, said that the construction work is running smoothly as planned.

Speaking to reporters at the CCA Construction Industry Expo opening ceremony held on 5 December at Koh Pich Conventional Hall, Okhna Pung Kheav Se said, “Now, we are constructing the groundwork and we are building the runway and we continue our works because we don’t have any problems with construction. The construction will be completed by 2023.” (Read more)

With the airport construction already ongoing, Okhna Pung Kheav Se said that OCIC is developing a special economic zone nearby the airport and the firm also plans to build affordable housing in the area.

OCIC was granted the concessional investment project in January 2018 for building the new Phnom Penh International Airport, located in Kandal and Takeo provinces. The investment is estimated at US$1.5 billion. (Read more)

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