By: Siv Meng
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen announced that there are 3 mega infrastructure projects will be built very soon while others plan to start after to boost economic growth.
Speaking at the groundbreaking 3rd Ring Road’s ceremony January 14, Prime Pinister told that a bridge connecting between Stung Trang district, Kampong Cham province to Kroch Chhmar district, Tbong Khmum province is now under construction.
He said government is now also studying and planning another bridge which is to connect from Kratie province to Kompong Thom by linking national road 7 and 6 and the government is looking for fund to build news road and bridge connecting from Koh Kong to Pursat provinces and head to Samlot district, Battambang province”.
“This project will be convenience for people in the northwestern for transporting and trading their products. When it is ready, people can save a lot time to reach Koh Kong because now people want to go to Koh kong, they need to drive down to Phnom Penh first”. He said.
Mr. Sun Chanthol, minister of Public Works and Transport Last week said a high-way connecting from Phnom Penh to Sihaknouk Ville is going to begin to construct at the first quarter this year.
“At the end of January, the Chinese company is shipping their machineries here while 200 Chinese experts have already arrived in Cambodia”. He said. “This high-way is to be built by China Road and Bridge Corporation”.
Va Sim Soriya, Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s spokesman said that it is a right time for Cambodia to invest larger amounts of money for the infrastructure sector to guarantee the national economic growth.
Mey Kalyan, a senior adviser to the government’s Supreme National Economic Council, said that the government‘s investment on infrastructure are absolutely right and necessary to promote the national economy.
“To have economic developments, the government has to build new more infrastructures to speed up our economic growth”. He added.
