If this port is for containers the increased truck traffic will be a nightmare.

A Concrete Road in Damnak Chang Eur, Kep Province Inaugurated
14 May 2022

A 2,700-meter-long concrete road near the coastal area of Kep province has been officially inaugurated preside under His Excellency Dr HM, Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the Army.

Located in Ampeng village, Angkol commune, Damnak Chang Eur district, Kep province, this concrete road was named Ampeng Santepheap Road, including some finishing works, which was officially inaugurated on May 13, 2022,

It should be noted that in the past, HE Som Piseth, Governor of Kep Province, considered that this important road will facilitate the travel of local people and help promote the standard of living for the future.
https://construction-property.com/a-con ... augurated/

The new Kep beach progress in June 2022

rogerrabbit wrote: ↑Sun Jul 10, 2022 1:17 pm The new Kep beach progress in June 2022

That's what Phnom Penh river front will look like when they reclaim 100 m out into the Tonlie Sap and fill it with sand. Beach umbrellas, jet skies , sunbathing and swimming for those rich tourists that stay in the ten star hotels yet to be built. I'll put the sujestion to the man when I meet him next time, I'm sure it will be approved.

A company gets the right to invest in small islands in Kep
Sep 1, 2022

By: Chea Sihak / Phnom Penh: The Council for the Development of Cambodia confirmed on August 31, 2022 that a company has been granted the right to invest in small islands in Kep.

The same source said that the islands that will be developed are Koh Svay, Koh Mtes and Koh Kok, which are located in Kep Province.

The islands will be developed by SAMANEA CO., LTD, in a development investment project worth about $ 18.2 million, the source said.
Source: Rasmeinews

Wikipedia:
Samanea is an Asian company with its headquarter in Singapore and its China headquarter in Foshan, Guangdong. The company develops and operates large scale business centres in the greater Asia region and provides ancillary facilities such as conference and exhibition centres, business hotels, office buildings and commercial flats as the core of the business centres.

[Note that this is a newly established company: Wikipedia says that the Singapore Head Office of Samanea Co. Ltd. opened in 2019, and the grand opening of the company HQ in China, opened earlier this year, in January 2022.]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanea_(company)

So is Kep still worth visiting? Or has it gone the way of Sihanoukville? (i.e. best avoided)

JJJJS wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:15 pm So is Kep still worth visiting? Or has it gone the way of Sihanoukville? (i.e. best avoided)

Lol, Kep is empty as ever.

Maybe a few more tour buses and nicer roads but boring AF in my view.