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ខ្មែរ Road and Infrastructure
MPWT Launches Cambodia’s First Public EV Charging Station
- 28 March 2022
The first public electric vehicle (EV) charging station located within the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) complex, was officially put into use on 26 March 2022, with at least 10 others to follow by the end of this year. The launch event was presided over by MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol along with other stakeholders including UNDP, the Federation of Automobile Associations in Cam...
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NR5 Prek Kdam – Battambang Section 63% Complete, Set to Open for Traffic in 2023
- 25 March 2022
Construction of the NR5 Prek Kdam-Pursat and Pursat-Battambang section on average has been 63% completed and is scheduled to open for traffic next year. The remarks were made by HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, at the construction contract agreement signing ceremony for NR5 Serei Sophorn-Poipet section on 24 March. “The road section between Prek Kdam and Battambang is...
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PM Hun Sen Inaugurates NR51 Connecting NR4 and NR5
- 25 March 2022
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen inaugurated NR51, a major Chinese-funded road connecting NR4 and NR5 on Friday 25 March. NR51 was expanded to 12m wide and repaved with AC for a total length of 38km, starting from Udong (intersection of NR5) to Thnal Toteung (intersection of NR4). The cost of construction was US$41 million, a mixture of Chinese concessional financing and the governme...
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Kandal Authority Revising Infrastructure Development Masterplan in Three Major Districts
- 24 March 2022
The Kandal provincial administration is speeding up revisions of the infrastructure development master plan in Kaoh Thum, S'ang and Leuk Daek districts. Kandal Provincial Governor HE Kong Sophorn on 24 March hosted a follow-up meeting through Zoom to discuss the update. He said that the meeting is to collect more inputs and discuss challenges among all stakeholders before submitting the new ...
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Contract Signed for NR5 Serey Sophorn – Poipet & Construction to Begin Next Month
- 24 March 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has signed an agreement granting the right to two Japanese companies to build the NR5 Serey Sophorn-Poipet section, the fourth package of the whole project. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday 24 March under the authority of MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol. Two firms receiving construction contracts are Construction Corporation No.1 and...
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Renovation Work Begins on Five Major Roads in Kampong Speu
- 23 March 2022
The renovation work on five major provincial roads with a total length of approximately 20 km in Kampong Speu province has officially begun, while a new concrete bridge is at the final construction stage and scheduled for completion in May. Kampong Speu Provincial Governor HE Vy Samnang said at the ground-breaking ceremony on 23 March that the rehabilitation of these roads is to facilitate peop...
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Construction of US$4.4bn Motorway in Mekong Delta Set to Begin in November
- 23 March 2022
Construction of a new 156km motorway across five provinces of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's largest rice-growing region, is set to begin in November. According to a GCR report last week, the road will connect Can Tho to Ca Mau city, some 170km southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. Built at a cost of approximately US$4.4 billion, the project consists of two stages - a two-lane highway in the first pha...
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PM Hun Sen Officially Announces Location of Arey Ksat Bridge
- 23 March 2022
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has once again assured the construction of the Arey Ksat Bridge, while officially announcing that two cable-slayed bridges will be built, one connecting Night Market to Chroy Changva and another from Chroy Chang to Arey Ksat. Samdech Hun Sen made the announcement during the inauguration of NR21 on Wednesday 23 March. He stated the reason why he chose ...
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NR21 Takmao-Koh Thom Section Officially Inaugurated Today
- 23 March 2022
The 64km section of NR21connecting the Takhmao roundabout to the Cambodia-Vietnam International Gate (Chrey Thom - Long Binh) has been officially inaugurated after construction was completed in 2019. The inauguration ceremony of NR21 was on Wednesday 23 March and presided over by PM Samdech Hun Sen and South Korean Ambassador to Cambodia HE Park Heung-kyeong. Costing US$61 million, funded by...
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Transport Minister: Cambodia Needs US$50bn to Implement 10-Year Logistics Master Plan
- 22 March 2022
Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has stated that Cambodia will need approximately US$50 billion for the implementation of the logistics master plan in kingdom over the next 10 years. HE Sun Chanthol unveiled the plan during the ground-breaking ceremony for the large-scale cold storage facility at the container terminal of the Phnom Penh Port on 22 March. (Read more) He ...
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