HEADS UP
Kampot: Traffic problems predicted for today
The Cambodian Prime Minister is due in Kampot today to open some new roadworks. The Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia and the governors of Kep and Kampot provinces are also expected to attend the ceremony, so expect some roads to be blocked off when the VIP convoys come into Kampot town.
If possible, Kampotians are advised to avoid the town center until the fuss is over.

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Samdech Techo HE to open the groundbreaking and upgrading work on National Road No. 31 and No. 33.
BY srey nuch
December 29, 2022

Cambodia News, (Kampot): According to the publication of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on December 29, 2022, the opening ceremony of the rehabilitation and quality improvement of National Roads No. 31 and No. 33 in Kampot, will take place on December 30, 2022, presided by His Excellency Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HE, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

The National Road No. 31 Rehabilitation and Upgrading Project is approximately 53.53 km long, from Bek Kus Road (National Road Intersection 3) to Kampong Trach Market (National Road Intersection 33), passing through Takeo Province and Kampot Province.
Meanwhile, National Road No. 33 is about 52.57 kilometers long, from National Road No. 3 at km 148 + 100 in Kampot province to the Cambodia-Vietnam border.

These two national roads are important economic links that play a role in facilitating the movement of people, tourists and the transportation of all kinds of goods and agricultural products, including rice, rubber, pepper, fishery, salt and various fruits to local and international markets. The improvement in the infrastructure is expected to boost trade with Vietnam and create opportunities for Cambodian markets.

Two More Roads to be Upgraded with China’s Financial Assistance
AKP Phnom Penh, December 30, 2022 --

Two more key roads connecting Phnom Penh to the southwestern economic pole will be reconstructed and upgraded under China’s assistance.

The two roads include the over-53-kilometre-long National Road (NR) No. 31 from Bek Kus (intersection of NR3) to Kampong Trach district town (junction of NR33) and the over-52-kilometre-long NR33 from Kampot provincial city (intersection of NR3) to Lork (Cambodia-Vietnam border).


The groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation and improvement of the two roads was held in Tek Chhou district, Kampot province this morning under the presidency of Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HE and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Wang Wentian.

According to Senior Minister H.E. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, conducted by China Bridge and Road Corporation (CRBC) and technically inspected by Guangzhou Wanan Technical Consulting Co., the reconstruction and upgrading of both roads are scheduled to take 40 months until 2026, at a total estimated cost of more than US$120 million, using a concessional loan from China and a budget of the Royal Government.
AKP