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Cambodia to start construction of expressway to Vietnam

Cambodia is scheduled to start the construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway close to Vietnam’s Moc Bai international border gate in June 2023, said Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia.

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Cambodia is to start construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway close to Vietnam’s Moc Bai international border gate in June 2023. (Photo: https:khmertimeskh.com)

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia is scheduled to start the construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway close to Vietnam’s Moc Bai international border gate in June 2023, said Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia.

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Speaking at an inauguration ceremony of a traffic project in Phnom Penh on April 21, the minister revealed that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.

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The 1.6 billion USD expressway, the second of its kind in Cambodia, will have a total length of 138km and bridge across the Mekong River.

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Chanthol revealed that Vietnam will also kick-start the construction of the Ho Chi Minh City-Moc Bai expressway to connect with the Phnom Penh-Bavet expressway.

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He expected that the two projects will be completed by the end of 2026 or early 2027 at the latest.

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In 2022, Cambodia put into use its first expressway connecting the capital Phnom Penh and the port city of Preah Sihanouk. The 187km-long and four-lane route had an investment cost of 2 billion USD invested by a Chinese company in the form of build - operate - transfer (BOT) with an operating time of 50 years./.

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