Warning; National Road 4 (Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville)Closed Due to Flooding- UPDATES

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:25 am

dam:

Continuing heavy flooding on National Road 4 caught 2 foreigners unaware when their car was overwhelmed by water

my gf's sister house in Kep ( 300 meters from Martinis) is under 18" of rain!!
car an 4 motorbikes under water>

Our house 200 meters from Martinis is safe, while every house around us was flooded, good thing i built it up 1 meter of dirt an than the foundation is 1 ft off the ground as well!!

Post by **Username Taken** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:49 am

Freightdog wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:30 am
CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 4:26 pm UPDATE
Kampong Speu: The National Road 5 is still closed at Steung Samrong Bridge (1 hour ago).
Where is that, exactly?

It's the road from Phnom Penh to Battambang. You take it to go to Pursat.
Steung Samrong seems to actually be in Pursat, not Kampong Speu. However, there is a tiny section of NR 5 where Kandal, Kpg Speu and Pursat meet. It might be around there (but I don't know).

Post by **Freightdog** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:06 am

Username Taken wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:49 am
Freightdog wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:30 am
CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 4:26 pm UPDATE
Kampong Speu: The National Road 5 is still closed at Steung Samrong Bridge (1 hour ago).
Where is that, exactly?
It's the road from Phnom Penh to Battambang. You take it to go to Pursat.
Steung Samrong seems to actually be in Pursat, not Kampong Speu. However, there is a tiny section of NR 5 where Kandal, Kpg Speu and Pursat meet. It might be around there (but I don't know).

That’s what I was guessing at, as it was a bit unclear; NR5 as far as I can tell does not actually go into Kampong Speu province. Did they mean NR4? The ministry letter posted references road33, which is down Kampot/Kep way, iirc.

We were planning to head to the province this week, Krakor, but if it’s cut off, then that knocks that idea on its head. Near Oudong, frequently there are flooding issues, which makes for interesting planning exercises when we head to the province.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:38 pm

Posted this morning - 5 hours ago - 31/07/023

Please be informed that on July 31, 2023 Steung Samrong Bridge, National Road 4, km 115 - 116 the water level has been cleared and the traffic is open again.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:55 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:30 am
CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 4:26 pm UPDATE
Kampong Speu: The National Road 5 is still closed at Steung Samrong Bridge (1 hour ago).
Where is that, exactly?

Correction: The Steung Saroeng bridge is on National Road 5, but in Kampong Seila district, NOT Kampong Speu as written above. The area is now a part of Sihanoukville province, but used belong to Koh Kong.

According to PNN news this morning, the road has been reopened.

(PNN, broadcast on the morning of July 31, 2023) - The flood situation on National Road No. 4 at Stung Samrong Bridge in Kampong Seila district, Preah Sihanouk province, which was flooded on July 30, 2023, until July 31, 2023, the water level has receded. Traffic on National Road 4 at Stung Samrong Bridge is back to normal…

Kampuchia Crumbs · Post by **Kampuchia Crumbs** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:43 pm

Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:10 pm
Barang chgout wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:03 pm
CEOCambodiaNews wrote:
National Road 4 is now open to cars and light vehicles.
If I have a black Camry, is i allowed?

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No of course not. Did you ever see a black Camry ? Lexus should be ok.

Back in the day when my wife and I visited there were Camry's everywhere. I started calling it Camrybodia.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:50 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:09 am
newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:33 am National Roads are the arteries which the lifeblood of Cambodia flows through. I would assume the government has an interest in keeping them open when it rains.

The country has a blueprint (courtesy of the Chinese), of how to build a road that doesn’t flood when it rains.

Are they simply waiting for a generous donor country to rebuild all their national roads to this standard?

Just my opinion.
National Route 4 was built by the US.

That makes sense, it is about as shitty as an American highway. The new expressway, on the other hand, is a decent Chinese copy of a German autobahn.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:44 am

Cambodia News (Sihanoukville): On July 30, 2023, heavy rainfall flooded many villages along National Road 4 in Steung Samrong village, Obak Rotes commune, Kompong Seila district, Sihanoukville.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:27 pm

September 27, 2023
Authorities temporarily suspend traffic on National Road 4 at km 153 due to flooding
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration, on the morning of September 27, 2023, informed the public and all people travelling through National Road 4, that as of 9:30 this morning, the water level had risen to 0.6 meters between km 153 and 154 along National Road 4 in Stung Stung Chhay commune, Kampong Seila district, Preah Sihanouk province.

Therefore, to ensure the safety of travel, the provincial administration would temporarily stop traffic at the above location. Motorisrs are urged to find temporary detours or use the expressway.
-KT

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