Phnom Penh - Sihanoukville highway project continues to be complicated

However, senior official of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport confirmed on December 13 that the project will not change and the construction site will be completed soon, with construction companies now spending about $ 100 million. Buying construction equipment for the construction of the "Road Care Mobile App" at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Ministry on Dec. 13 Sun Chan Thol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said that the construction of high-speed road from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville will start coming in soon. "The Chinese company has invested about $ 100 million to purchase all kinds of machinery and equipment," he said, adding that the company expects approval from the National Council for Migration, Ministry of Economy and Finance. Tax exemption and taxes are required. "

"We are looking forward to addressing some of the impacts of this highway project, but hopefully we will start construction in the near future because we are looking for a temporary construction site," he added.

The highway project from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville is 190 km long. It is planned to be 4 orbits wide, 24 meters wide, with acres of acres, central park and two sides. Along the road there are 56 long and medium bridges, 33 bridges, 321 crossing bridges or 32 bridges, and three holiday parks, which cost about $ 2 billion, with construction duration of approximately 4 Year.

The project is from Phnom Penh to the right of National Highway No. 30, about 30 kilometers to the left and then to Prey Nup District, right to Sihanoukville.

"This highway project is to be detailed to technicians, but according to the basic information I get, we can start from the point of Kob Srov Dam to the Chao Chao area," said Wim Sim, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. . In general, it is the starting point from the Kob Srov Dam Road (Phnom Penh's concrete road). "

Dr. Mey Kalyan, president of the Council for Development Studies, said that infrastructure issues were a challenge in developing Cambodia's economy, but the government in recent years has developed a number of policies and invested in infrastructure to boost national growth. And what the government has done is in the right direction Right. However, he urged more investment in infrastructure to reduce the cost of transport.

"It is essential to build infrastructure to push the Cambodian economy into a new phase, because if Cambodia wants to increase its Cambodian economy, it needs to invest in infrastructure," he said.