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ខ្មែរ Road and Infrastructure
JICA to help enhance traffic management in Phnom Penh
- 21 September 2021
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to provide full support in developing a new traffic management system in Phnom Penh, aiming to ease congestion and improve traffic safety. The agreement to implement this project was signed on 20 September by Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng and Chief Representative of JICA Cambodia Office Ms Kamei Haruko. Entitled “Project f...
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MPWT mulls building railway connecting Phnom Penh to Kien Svay Port
- 21 September 2021
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) will soon conduct feasibility in building a new railway system connecting to the Phnom Penh downtown to the newly-established port in Kien Svay district. The project comes at a time when the number of containers passing through the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port has significantly increased. MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said during the inaugurati...
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Phnom Penh Autonomous Port unveils port development project along river
- 21 September 2021
The Phnom Penh Autonomous Port has unveiled plans to develop seven river-based ports to boost agricultural and tourism transportation. The port development project was announced at the launch of the new container terminal of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port held on September 20. HE Hey Bavy, Director General of Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, said that the seven river ports, in which four-port pro...
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Gov’t Launches New Container Port in Kien Svay District
- 21 September 2021
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has officially launched the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP)'s new container port in Banteay Dek commune, Kien Svay district, Kandal province, in response to growing container traffic. According to the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, this LM17 container port is the first stage of the third phase of port expansion. The first phase covers 10 hecta...
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Cambodia Spends Approx. US$8 billion on Physical Infrastructure Development from 1993 to 2021
- 20 September 2021
The Cambodian government has spent approximately US$8 billion on physical infrastructure development in the last 28 years, according to a Ministry of Economy and Finance report issued in August. From 1993 to 30 June 2021, the government disbursed US$10.05 billion from development partners. 81% of which were for financing public investment in the infrastructure sector while the other 19% was spe...
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Future of Phnom Penh Public Transportation: Lessons Learnt & Suggested Strategies
- 18 September 2021
A researcher has suggested that Phnom Penh should redesign its public transport system master plan by learning from past mistakes and adapting successful policies from developed countries to achieve an inclusive and effective future public transportation system. Future Forum's urban policy researcher Ses Aronsakda wrote in an article published in The Southeast Asia Globe on 15 September that Ph...
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MPWT Begins Developing New Road Construction Quality Monitoring App
- 17 September 2021
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has begun preparation work to develop a new application and inclusive system to monitor and control the quality of road construction nationwide. The plan to establish this new system came after Minister HE Sun Chanthol in July gave an order to relevant officials to strengthen the quality of all roads construction by using the support of IoT. ...
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OCIC Mulls Building New Water Pumping Station in Koh Norea
- 16 September 2021
The Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) has unveiled a plan to build a new water pumping station in Koh Norea satellite city to supply all the development works. OCIC proposed the project in a meeting to HE Long Naro, the newly appointed Director-General of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority on Tuesday 14 September. Touch Samnang, Deputy President of OCIC, said on Wednesday that t...
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Chbar Ampov Administration to Build New 30-metre-wide Road in Sangkat Preaek Pra
- 16 September 2021
The Khan Chbar Ampov administration will construct a new 30-metre-wide road connecting the end of the concrete road in Ou Andong 1 village to Preaek Pra canal in Ou Andong village in Sangkat Preaek Pra, according to an announcement dated 15 September 2021. The Khan Chbar Ampov administration has already set up a joint working group and will start the demarcation work from 17 September onward. ...
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Why is OpenBuildings Designer the Perfect BIM Software to Create a Whole Project from Scratch?
- 11 September 2021
What is OpenBuildings Designer? OpenBuildings Designer—formerly AECOsim Buildings Designer—is an interdisciplinary BIM software that includes tools for architectural, structural, ventilation, plumbing, and electrical design. It is the evolution of the Bentley BIM offering and replaces older applications: Bentley Architecture, Bentley Structural Modeler, Bentley Building Mechanical Systems, and Be...
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