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ខ្មែរ Road and Infrastructure
US to Test World’s First Highway with In-built Electric Vehicle Charging
- 11 August 2021
Indiana’s Department of Transportation (Indot), Purdue University, and German startup Magment are working to create the world’s first concrete highway that can wirelessly charge the electric vehicles that drive on it, reported GCR. Magnetisable concrete will be tested and analysed at a stretch of road at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. This first trial will allow engineers to monitor the roa...
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Chinese Firm Unveils Two Smart Construction Technologies Used on PP-SHV Expressway
- 10 August 2021
The Chinese firm responsible for constructing Cambodia’s first expressway has unveiled two smart technologies used on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway construction site which include an Automatic & Precise 3D Paving and the Impressive Motor Grader GCS System. According to the official Facebook page, the 3D paver is mainly used for paving cement stabilised sub-base and asphalt pavemen...
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Vietnam to Upgrade Infrastructure Along Border with Cambodia’s Ratanakiri Province
- 10 August 2021
The Vietnamese government has unveiled plans to undertake a major infrastructure upgrade along the border between its Gia Lai province and Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province to boost trade activities between the two nations. This plan is under a programme to develop Vietnam's border trade infrastructure to 2025, with a vision to 2030, reported VNA yesterday. The People's Committee of the Central...
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Japan to Upgrade Clean Water Supply in Five Target Provinces in Cambodia
- 9 August 2021
The Japanese government has pledged to continue to support the clean water supply sector in Cambodia, with the expectation to approve budgets for system upgrades in five target provinces by the end of this year or early 2022. The promise was made in response to the request of the Minister of Industry HE Cham Prasidh during a meeting with the Ambassador of Japan last week. According to HE Cha...
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Sixth Japanese-Funded Automatic Screen Pit Installed in Phnom Penh Drainage System
- 5 August 2021
The sixth Japanese-funded automatic garbage collection machine in the drainage system (automatic screen pit) in Phnom Penh has been installed and was officially put into operation on Wednesday 4 August. The inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of the First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy Mr Toshikazu Tokioka, JICA Representative Ms Aya Tokumoto, and Director of the Department of Pub...
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APSARA Authority Speeds Up Renovation Work on Small Circuit Road
- 4 August 2021
The APSARA Authority is speeding up the renovation on the small circuit road in Angkor archaeological park from the Terrace of the Elephants to Banteay Kdei temple with a total length of over 6,300 metres. According to the announcement by the APSARA Authority on 4 August, the renovation is divided into three sections including a 2km section from Terrace of the Elephants to Ta Keo temple, a 2km ...
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OECD: Cambodia’s Logistics System Needs Reform to Increase Competitiveness
- 30 July 2021
Cambodia's logistic system in recent years has grown significantly but is still inadequate and limited due to high costs and the complexity of laws and regulations, according to OECD’s recent report which argued that reform is required to increase competitiveness. The report added that logistics prices in Cambodia are relatively high compared to other ASEAN countries such as Thailand and Vietna...
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Boeung Tumpun Canal Dredging Complete, Facilitating Flood Prevention in Five PP Districts
- 28 July 2021
Dredging and rehabilitation work on the 4km Boeung Tumpun canal has been 100% completed, which hopefully will help mitigate floods in the five main districts of Phnom Penh during the current rainy season. In the rehabilitation operation, over 12,250 cubic metres of waste and floating grass were collected and removed from the canal to ease the water flow, according to the Cambodian News Agency r...
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Phnom Penh Governor Breaks Ground on New Concrete Road in Meanchey District
- 26 July 2021
Ground was broken on the construction of a new concrete in Meanchey district road on the morning of Monday 26 July by Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng. The project is a renovation of the existing road by expanding the road to 12 metres wide and 1,370 metres long. The road will connect Street 217 to Street 271 in Sangkat Stung Meanchey II in Khan Meanchey. Besides widening the road, the pr...
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Russey Keo-Chroy Changva Concrete Bridge 50% Complete
- 23 July 2021
Construction of the concrete bridge across the Tonle Sap River from National Road 5 in Khan Russey Keo to National Road 6 in Khan Chroy Changvar is 50% complete as of 23 July 2021, according to the Department of Public Works and Transport of Phnom Penh. This concrete bridge is being built parallel with the temporary iron bridge. After the completion of this concrete bridge, the iron bridge will...
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