Transport infrastructure and facilities
Roads and bridges
Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge to be built from Night Market to Arey Ksat area
Prime Minister Hun Sen has confirmed that the Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge will be built connecting the Night Market (Old Market area) in Phnom Penh capital to Arey Ksat area in Kandal province’s Lovea Em district. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046610/cambodia-korea-friendship-bridge-to-be-built-from-night-market-to-arey-ksat-area/
Chaom Chao interchange opened to ease congestion
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration temporarily opened the Chaom Chao interchange in the capital’s Por Sen Chey district, just east of the airport, for public use to ease traffic congestion ahead of its official inauguration set for March 31. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chaom-chao-interchange-opened-ease-congestion
Choam Chao flyover set to open soon
The Choam Chao flyover and underpass project has been completed 99 percent and will soon be inaugurated by Prime Minister Hun Sen, said Khuong Sreng, Governor of Phnom Penh. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501042155/choam-chao-flyover-set-to-open-soon/
Rural roads stretching 3,700 km repaired
The Ministry of Rural Development has said more than 3,000 kilometres of roads in rural areas were repaired and maintained in 2021. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501041360/rural-roads-stretching-3700-km-repaired/
Construction of Cambodia-South Korea Friendship Bridge to start next year
After a year of wait, the government has finally identified the location to build the Cambodia-South Korea Friendship Bridge crossing the Mekong River in Phnom Penh and construction work is set to commence next year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501036866/construction-of-cambodia-south-korea-friendship-bridge-to-start-next-year/
Capital-Kampot National Road 3 inaugurated
Prime Minister Hun Sen inaugurated a 134km stretch of National Road 3 from Phnom Penh to Kampot town on March 2 after 34 months of construction with over $200 million in funding from China. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-kampot-national-road-3-inaugurated
China-funded road connecting Cambodia’s capital to coastal province inaugurated
Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated the China-funded expanded National Road No. 3 which links the capital Phnom Penh and the southwestern coastal province of Kampot. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501034887/china-funded-road-connecting-cambodias-capital-to-coastal-province-inaugurated/
Improvement projects of three National Roads expected to be launched this year
The improvement projects of National Roads No. 31, 33, and 41 from DBST to AC is expected to kick off within this year under the support from China. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501034919/improvement-projects-of-three-national-roads-expected-to-be-launched-this-year/
$110 million from World Bank to improve National Road Number four to Sihanoukville
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has begun construction and improvement of National Road 4 (NR4) under a $110 million in financing from the World Bank, aiming to meet the current traffic growth. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1033275/110-million-from-world-bank-to-improve-national-road-number-four-to-sihanoukville/
Road inspections underway to check construction safety
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the Ministry of Rural Development are to jointly inspect roads throughout the country to manage the development of road infrastructure and ensure traffic safety, according to an inter-ministerial prakas released on February 11. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/road-inspections-underway-check-construction-safety
Improved NR7 will open up the economy in Northeast
An upgraded section of National Road 7, spanning more than 93km in Kratie province, has been officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Hun Sen. The project – worth more than $33 million – was begun in 2016, with funding from China. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/improved-nr7-will-open-economy-northeast
PM Hun Sen to inaugurate $33 million, 93 kms long National Road Number 9 this morning
Prime Minister Hun Sen will preside over the inauguration of National Road No. 7 from the roundabout of Kratie town to Romat village, O’Kreang commune, Sambo district, Kratie province, a length of about 93.56 kilometers, built with the help of the Chinese government at a ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501020210/pm-hun-sen-to-inaugurate-33-million-93-kms-long-national-road-number-9-this-morning/
Use app to report road damage: ministry
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport on January 21 reiterated a call to the public to report road damage via the ministry’s “Road Care” app, to ensure prompt repair. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/use-app-report-road-damage-ministry
Techo Sen road repair course starts
The Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport (TSI) announced the launch of a capacity building project on road maintenance methods to improve sustainable infrastructure in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, with the expectation that the project will provide an opportunity for the three countries ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/techo-sen-road-repair-course-starts
Newly-upgraded stretch of Cambodia’s national road to boost trade with Thailand
The newly upgraded 84.74km stretch of Cambodia’s National Road 5 – from Battambang town north to Banteay Meanchey provincial capital Sisophon – will improve trade, tourism and investment between Cambodia and Thailand, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501006154/newly-upgraded-stretch-of-cambodias-national-road-to-boost-trade-with-thailand/
Battambang-Banteay Meanchey NR5 segment to boost Thai trade
The newly upgraded 84.74km stretch of National Road 5 – from Battambang town north to Banteay Meanchey provincial capital Sisophon – will improve trade, tourism and investment between Cambodia and Thailand, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/battambang-banteay-meanchey-nr5-segment-boost-thai-trade
Siem Reap welcomes new road infrastructure
Thirty eight of Siem Reap province’s key roading infrastructure projects in Siem Reap city have been completed after thirteen months. A large roundabout at Svay Thom market and a new traffic bypass are also planned to reduce traffic congestion in the city, said senior officials. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501004496/siem-reap-welcomes-new-road-infrastructure/
Siem Reap town’s 38-road expansion 100% finished
The 38-road expansion project in Siem Reap town is now 100 per cent complete, while the installation of accompanying infrastructure such as street lights and security cameras is now 70 per cent finished, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-towns-38-road-expansion-100-finished
Bassac River’s Prek Talong Bridge project begins 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is meeting with engineers from the Shanghai Construction Group Co Ltd (SCG) to discuss the technical specifications and requirements for the construction of the Prek Talong Bridge connecting Chak Angre Krom and Prek Pra over the Bassac River ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bassac-rivers-prek-talong-bridge-project-begins-2022
Gov’t to upgrade National Road 4 with own coffers
Prime Minister Hun Sen said his government intends to widen National Road 4 using its own budget for road construction after waiting for donor funding for the project to materialise for a number of years now with no success. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-upgrade-national-road-4-own-coffers
National Road 48 to help connect Asean countries
National Road 48, a section of the ASEAN Highway 123, will be upgraded to have some sections with four lanes connecting National Road 4 to Khemara Phoumint city in Koh Kong province. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50999928/national-road-48-to-help-connect-asean-countries/
South Korea to help build bridge linking Phnom Penh and Areyksat
South Korea is helping Cambodia build a bridge crossing the Mekong River that will connect Phnom Penh to the Areyksat area. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50999929/south-korea-to-help-build-bridge-linking-phnom-penh-and-areyksat/
Racers reprieve: Speed cameras delayed due to IT issues
Ministry of Public Works postpones launch of speed guns on National Road 3 from Phnom Penh to Kampot. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50998503/racers-reprieve-speed-cameras-delayed-due-to-it-issues/
More bridge and road projects soon
The Public Works Ministry plans to build two more bridges, one across the Mekong river in Kratie province and one across the Bassac river in Chak Angre Krom commune, in Phnom Penh. The ministry also plans to rebuild or upgrade several inter-provincial national roads. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983654/more-bridge-and-road-projects-soon/