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ខ្មែរ Road and Infrastructure
Cambodia Requests World Bank to Initiate Siem Reap Electric Vehicle Project
- 9 September 2021
The Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has requested the World Bank (WB) to help encourage the usage of electric vehicles in Siem Reap, while also asking this international body to implement three other projects to help enhance the transport infrastructure system in Cambodia. This proposal was made during a meeting between HE Sun Chanthol and Ms Maryam Salim, the new World B...
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Largest Bridge on PP-SHV Expressway Crossing Kbal Chhay Waterfall Takes Shape
- 7 September 2021
K178 Bridge, the largest bridge on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway Project with a total length of 225 metres, has been taking shape. According to the official Facebook page of the expressway, the bridge is located at the 179-kilometre point of the expressway crossing over the river at Kbal Chhay Waterfall. To date, the first high-pier capping beam has been constructed. Construction o...
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SHV Port Expansion Project Phase 1 Postponed to 2022
- 7 September 2021
The Sihanoukville port expansion project phase 1, which was first scheduled to begin construction this year, will now be postponed to 2022 as the layout design has yet to be completed, according to SHV Autonomous Port Deputy Director-General Thay Rithy. The project will expand the port depth of 14.5m and length to 350m, which will be implemented via a Japanese fund of over US$200 million. (Read...
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BRI Projects Help Stabilise Cambodia’s Economy From COVID-19, say Senior Officials
- 3 September 2021
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects have played a stabilising role in anchoring economic development in Cambodia during the pandemic, while there are disruptions elsewhere, according to the director of the Cambodia 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Research Center Neak Chandarith. Quoted in Xinhua Net on 1 September, Mr Chandarith added that BRI projects will also be significant contr...
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Land Encroachers Along NR1 in Kandal Given 14 days to Demolish Constructions, or Face Legal Action
- 3 September 2021
The Department of Public Works and Transport in Kandal province will begin demolishing illegal constructions encroaching on public land alongside NR1 in Kien Svay and Leuk Dek districts on 17 September 2021, according to an announcement dated 31 August. In the announcement, the department also ordered all people occupying those illegal constructions in the aforementioned locations to demolish o...
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New US$2-million Tourism Port in Kep to Begin Construction in Mid-September
- 2 September 2021
Construction on the new tourism port in Kep known as Se Sar or White Horse port will begin on 15 September, under the private investment of over US$1.9million. According to the press release of the provincial administration issued on Wednesday 1 September, the project will take two years to be completed, scheduled for 2023. After completion, private investors can earn revenue by collecting p...
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10 Major Roads and 6 bridges Inaugurated to Serve Public in Last Four Years, says MPWT
- 1 September 2021
At least 10 major roads and 6 bridges have been completed and inaugurated to benefit the public during the last four years, with many other infrastructure projects still under construction. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) showed the progress and achievements during a Facebook live show held on Monday30 August by Minister HE Sun Chanthol as the honorable speaker. Among roads...
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MPWT to Repave & Expand Sections of NR8 to 4 Lanes, Construction Expected to Begin in 2024
- 1 September 2021
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) plans to repave and widen some sections of NR8 to four lanes, with construction expected to begin in 2024 as the project is already on the five-year prioritized list for use of loans from China. Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol said in Facebook Liveshow on Monday 30 August that the budget for the NR8 renovation project has ...
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Cambodia, Vietnam Agree on Expressway Connecting Point, Study to be Complete by Year’s End
- 31 August 2021
Cambodia and Vietnam have already signed an agreement on the connection point between Cambodia’s Phnom Penh-Bavet expressway and Vietnam’s Moc Bai-HCMC expressway. According to Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol during the Facebook live broadcast on Monday 30 August, the governments of both countries have been speeding up their work to make this project a reality soon. “W...
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MPWT to Build East Ring Road 3 First, Ring Road 4 Next Priority
- 31 August 2021
The government has unveiled a plan to build east Ring Road 3, connecting the under-construction section eastern side of Phnom Penh in Lvea Em district, Kandal province, to make a complete ring road. Meanwhile, construction of the 4th ring road will be the next priority. The remarks were made by Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol in a Facebook live event held on Monday 30 Aug...
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