Transport Minister Urges Construction Firm to Finish Kampot Tourism Port by June

• Samphors Sao
• 4 January 2021
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Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has ordered the responsible firm to finish Kampot Tourism Port’s construction by June 2021 after several delays.

HE Sun Chanthol said during the site inspection on 04 January that the company should set a concrete plan or add more labour to accelerate the construction speed and to ensure that it proceeds as scheduled.

“It is not good to delay the construction. The Ministry of Tourism is not happy, and ADB is also not happy. Therefore, the firm must follow the contract and properly finish the construction with the promised quality by June,” said HE Sun.

The firm has accepted the request and reported that the construction is now 45% completed, with the structure scheduled for April.

HE Sun Chanthol’s order comes after the temporary halt in construction procedure due to the COVID-19 crisis, which caused construction delays several times. (Read more and more)

Located in Toek Chhu district, the ground was broken on the project in August 2018 and is being built under an US$8 million loan from the Asia Development Bank (ABD). (Read more)

Once operational, the 300-metre-long port will allow the docking of tourism vessels, which can carry up to 300 to 400 passengers.

The Kampot international tourism seaport will be the main gateway connecting tourism vessels from Thailand and Vietnam to Cambodia’s Kampot province.

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