Public Warned of Traffic Delays Due to Drainage

21 January 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Aid and development / Cities / Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members / Government / Infrastructure / Japanese aid / Phnom Penh / Pollution and waste / Urban administration and development / Urban sanitation infrastructure / Urban water and sanitation infrastructure / Water and sanitation / Water and sanitation infrastructure and facilities / Water pollution
Japan International Cooperation Agency / JICA / Phnom Penh City Hall / Phnom Penh Municipality / Som Sovann

Phnom Penh Municipality has warned the public to expect prolonged traffic disturbances around O’Russei market in Prampi Makara district after construction began in the area Monday as part of the ongoing Japan-funded drainage project, a statement from City Hall said. The public has been asked for their patience as sections of road in the vicinity of the busy market will be dug up over the next seven months to lay new drainage pipes—part of Phase 3 of the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) $350-million rehabilitation of Phnom Penh’s antiquated drainage system. … Residents of the city have grown accustomed over the past year to traffic jams and detours as a result of the project, while stretches of road ostensibly completed, such as Street 63, have been ripped up again and again as issues with newly laid pipes are corrected. …

 Khuon Narim and Simon Henderson
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