Road and Infrastructure
42 Main Roads in Kampong Cham City Officially Announced
Main road infrastructures, including 42 concrete roads and DBST rubber roads with a length of 31,917 meters in Kampong Cham city, Kampong Cham province, were officially inaugurated on 12 May 2022 in the presence of HE Dr. Hun Manet and the provincial administration from Kampong Cham. His Excellency Hun Manet, Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the Army, said t...
Read MorePhnom Penh Autonomous Port Earns Almost US$9.5 million in Q1 2022
The Phnom Penh Autonomous Port earned US$9.49 million in unaudited revenue in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 17% compared to the same period in 2021. According to a Phnom Penh Autonomous Port report released on 10 May 2022, the source of revenue of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port received in the first quarter of 2022 includes revenue from port operations of US$2.6 million, port author...
Read MoreChinese-Funded National Road 41 Expansion Underway Soon
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has been awarded the right to build the National Road 41 expansion connecting National Road 4 and Kampot province. According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Kampong Speu Province, the rehabilitation of National Road 41 is being implemented through cooperation and financing from the People's Republic of China. Due to the damage on Nati...
Read MorePhnom Penh Flood Protection Phase 5 to Be Begun Soon
Phnom Penh Flood Protection and Drainage Improvement Project Phase 5 will be started soon under the aid of the Royal Government of Japan, according to a meeting on 10 May 2022. This project is under the feasibility study, which will cover the southwestern part of Phnom Penh, namely catchment areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 in the master plan with a total of 27 areas. Phnom Penh Capital A...
Read MoreTwo Main Roads in Svay Rieng to be Completed in 2023
Two main roads, a DBST road in Romduol district, Svay Rieng province, are scheduled to be completed in 2023, while both roads are currently under construction, according to HE Ouk Rabun, Minister of Rural Development, during the inspection of the road construction site on May 10, 2022. HE Ouk Rabun, Minister of Rural Development, said that the two main roads in Svay Rieng are: Line 1: 9,170 ...
Read MoreCambodia Requests ADB to Speed Up Census of Wastewater Treatment Sites in Phnom Penh
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Cambodia to accelerate the census of wastewater treatment sites in Phnom Penh as soon as possible in order to find ways to address the common impact of the shortage of a drainage network in Phnom Penh. The proposal was presented at a workshop on wastewater and slush management in Phnom Penh on 5 ...
Read MoreJapan to Loan the Philippines US$2.2bn for Metro Manila Rail Project
The Japanese government, via the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has agreed to loan $2.2bn to the Philippine government for the first phase of its Metro Manila subway rail scheme, reported GCR. The project will include 15 underground stations and around 27km of track between Valenzuela City in the north of Metro Manila and Pasay City in the south. As well as the stations and the...
Read More6,000-Metre Avenue in Kep National Park Officially Inaugurated
A 6,000-meter-long concrete avenue named "Bopha Prasidh Avenue" around the Kep National Park has been officially inaugurated, which will serve the tourism sector in Kep province. The inauguration ceremony was held on 4 May in the presence of HE Say Sam Al, Minister of Environment, HE Cham Nimol, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, HE Som Piseth, Governor of Kep Province, and the par...
Read MoreGround Broken on US$1.5 billion International Port in Kampot Province
Construction began on an international deep-sea port in Kampot province on Thursday 5 May 2022 with an investment of US$1.5 billion, which will be a major connection for Cambodia's maritime transport. The ground-breaking ceremony for the international deep-sea port was held on 5 May under the auspices of Deputy Prime Minister HE Chea Sophara, Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Cons...
Read MoreCambodia Requests France to Study Feasibility of Rail Transport System in Phnom Penh
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has requested the French Development Agency (AFD) to review the feasibility study of a tramway system in Phnom Penh to help reduce traffic congestion. The proposal was made during a working meeting on 3 May 2022 between HE Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport, with HE Jacques Pellet, Ambassador of France to Cambodia,...
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