CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 10:51 pm The dream expressway:

15 June 2018
It has been confirmed by the Minister of Transport that the Chinese company, CAMBODIAN PPSHV EXPRESSWAY CO., LTD, will be in charge of the construction of the new 190.63 km long highway between Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville. It is expected to cost around US$2 billion, and the work is expected to commence before the end of 2018.

Luigi wrote: ↑Wed Aug 22, 2018 12:23 pm
Can you give the source for the maps? Can't quite make out routing from those jpgs.
Grazi.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:57 am Just what Cambodia needs... a high speed expressway for their clapped out cars and doggy drivers to try to attempt take-off speed.

I just hope the central reservation barrier will be VERY strong and VERY tall, otherwise 120 KPH+ will start meeting 120 KPH+ head on, and that will not be pretty.

The first hour, or the 'golden hour', after a serious RTA are crucial to the survival of those suffering severe trauma injuries. And that is what you will get with increased speed; it can't be avoided. To make use of this precious window of opportunity, this involves proper emergency response, competent scene control and risk assessment, stabilising those with the most life threatening injuries (insofar as possible) and urgent transfer to proper medical facilities This will often involve airlifting in the countries we all come from.

In my limited knowledge of Cambodia, it seems clear to me that Cambodia has none of these systems in place and even competent medical facilities are sparse or non existent out of the big cities. The terrible roads are actually traffic calming at the moment because they make very high speed difficult to achieve and sustain. That will change with 3 lanes of lovely runway-smooth tarmac (if the artists impression are to be believed)

Just wait until all those Range Rover Sport's, Porsche Cayenes et al get a bit of clear road to stick their foot down on and 160KPH is achievable with ease (top speed is 250MPH). Factor in a complete ignorance of lane discipline, add a lack of appreciation of how quick the approach of traffic behind you gets to you at that speed, and you will see serious multi- vehicle pile ups aplenty and a (needlessly high) mortality rate off the scale. And lots of gory pictures for your dark web forum.

I don't suppose the Police have any high speed vehicles and trained drivers to try and catch them, have they?

I'm just glad Sihanoukville is such an unappealing place that I will never be tempted to use the thing if it ever gets built.