The second expressway connecting Phnom Penh capital to Bavet city of Svay Rieng province, at the border with Vietnam, is set to break ground in June, said H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport.
At the inauguration ceremony of a Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre (Samrong Andeth Branch) in Phnom Penh this morning, H.E. Senior Minister said the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony will be presided over by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen.
The construction firm is China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) which also built the first Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway.
Stretching for estimated 135 kilometres long, the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway is designed to boost connectivity with Vietnam and spur economic ties between both countries’ border provinces, with a special focus on export growth.
The ministry has stated previously that the expressway is planned to be 25.5 metres wide with two lanes in each direction.
Starting from the capital’s third ring road, the expressway will pass through Kandal, Prey Veng and Svay Rieng provinces and end at Bavet city.
The US$1.9-billion-worth expressway of over 190 kilometres long connecting the capital of Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville’s deep-sea port, by crossing the provinces of Kandal, Kampong Speu, and Koh Kong, has been already put into operation.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP)