Cambodia News, Phnom Penh: The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Mr. Sun Chanthol, confirmed that during the visit of Chinese leaders to the ASEAN Summit in the next few days, loans will be signed for two major infrastructure development projects in Cambodia, including a bridge across the Mekong.

Mr. Sun Chanthol confirmed in a press conference yesterday that on November 9, the head of the Cambodian government and Chinese leaders will sign the agreement providing loans for the construction of a bridge in Kratie province and for the construction of the road from Skun to Kampong Cham.

The bridge planned for Kratie province is the first bridge across the Mekong to be built in the province, and will connect the east bank of the Mekong to Kampong Thom and Siem Reap, reducing the distance to only 129 kilometers. For the moment, travellers from Kratie province must go to up to Stung Treng or down to Kampong Cham in order to cross the Mekong by bridge, making the journey much longer.

Mr. Sun Chanthol said that the bridge in Kratie province will have a total length of 1,131 meters and a width of 13.50 meters, a type of steel-fiber bridge with a total budget of more than 56 million dollars.

Kratie bridge project begins ‘soon’
Yuth Vireak | Publication date 29 November 2022 | 21:55 ICT
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport held a meeting ahead of breaking ground on a new bridge across the Mekong River and a road connecting National Road 7 to National Road 60B, linking Kratie provincial town and Prek Prasap district, after the Chinese government approved credit for the project.

The November 28 meeting, chaired by ministry secretary of state Lim Sidenin, was attended by the management team of the project implementation unit as well as representatives from Shanghai Construction Group (SCG) and Guangzhou Wanan Construction Supervision Co Ltd (WACC).

Ministry spokesman Va Simsorya said the meeting was held to prepare plans for the upcoming construction, but the start date was pending a decision from minister Sun Chanthol.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:14 pm
Cambodia News, Phnom Penh: The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Mr. Sun Chanthol, confirmed that during the visit of Chinese leaders to the ASEAN Summit in the next few days, loans will be signed for two major infrastructure development projects in Cambodia, including a bridge across the Mekong.

Mr. Sun Chanthol confirmed in a press conference yesterday that on November 9, the head of the Cambodian government and Chinese leaders will sign the agreement providing loans for the construction of a bridge in Kratie province and for the construction of the road from Skun to Kampong Cham.

The bridge planned for Kratie province is the first bridge across the Mekong to be built in the province, and will connect the east bank of the Mekong to Kampong Thom and Siem Reap, reducing the distance to only 129 kilometers. For the moment, travellers from Kratie province must go to up to Stung Treng or down to Kampong Cham in order to cross the Mekong by bridge, making the journey much longer.

Mr. Sun Chanthol said that the bridge in Kratie province will have a total length of 1,131 meters and a width of 13.50 meters, a type of steel-fiber bridge with a total budget of more than 56 million dollars.

Nice. This will make my land more valuable

3 New Bridges To Be Built In 2023

Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): According to the Cambodian Prime Minister, 3 new major bridges will be built in Cambodia in 2023 to improve the country's infrastructure. They are the Kratie Bridge, the Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge of Arey Khsat, and the Lavea Em Bridge linking the new Phnom Penh to Bavet city highway.
The announcement was made during his speech at the EU-ASEAN conference on December 14, 2022, in Brussels, Belgium.

On January 2, Samdech Techo will open the construction site of the bridge across the river in Kratie province
December 21, 2022

Cambodia News: According to the Minister of Public Works and Transport, Mr. Sun Chanthol, the Prime Minister Samdech Techo HE will officially open the construction site of a bridge across the river in Kratie province on January 2, 2023.

Mr. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, spoke at the inauguration ceremony of Phsar Dei Huy Vehicle Technical Inspection Center yesterday, saying that although the construction of the bridge across the river in Kratie province has not officially started, the machinery has been delivered to the construction site for several months and the works will start on schedule .

February 9, 2023
MPWT wants impact assesment of Mekong River Bridge project

Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has urged relevant institutions and provincial authorities to assess and address the impact of the Mekong River Bridge Project and the Kratie Bridge Road in a transparent manner.

During a meeting to disseminate the government sub-decree and review the progress of the construction of the bridge on Monday, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Public works and Chairman of Mekong Bridge Construction Project in Kratie, Lim Sidenin urged inter-ministerial and relevant officials to solve the impact on people in the area.

He also requested the inter-ministerial and relevant officials to cooperate with the company and coordinate to resolve the direct impact with property owners and to provide proper compensation, especially to avoid disputes.

During the implementation phase of the project, it is required that the inter-ministerial and provincial groups survey, measure in detail and evaluate the impact accurately, clearly, transparently and impartially with no conflicts, he said.

It is necessary to calculate the amount of compensation correctly, in accordance with the law, principles and policies to explain and disseminate the legal aspects and for mediation, so the affected people are willing to leave peacefully, he added.
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July 29, 2023
2km Mekong bridge announced
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced the project “Construction of the first bridge across the Mekong River in Kratie province”

The Ministry stated that the bridge length will be 1761 meters

It will cross from Bos Leav Commune, Chit Borey District, Kratie Province to Sop Commune, Prek Prosop District, Kratie Province.

The Construction site opened in January 2023 and construction is scheduled for completion in June 2026

The bridge will be built by Shanghai Construction Company (SCG) and supervised by Guangzhou Van An Technical Consulting Company.
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