Expressways of Cambodia

The Expressway network of Cambodia currently consists of one expressway under construction and one under planning. The government has noted three goals for developing an expressway network:[1]

  • Regional Integration with neighbouring countries
  • Linking the wealthier Phnom Penh with other cities to let other provinces benefit from the development
  • Improving the transportation in Cambodia, reducing congestion and allow more suitable roads for heavy trucks
Expressway network of Cambodia
System information
Maintained by Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Length0 km (2019) (0 mi)
Notes190 km under construction
Highway names

Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway

The first expressway, the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, is funded by the China Road and Bridge Corporation at a cost of US$2 billion under a build-operate-transfer contract.[2]

The road has two lanes in each direction and will have a speed limit of 100 km/h (62 mph).[3] This will allow the travel time between the two terminal cities to be halved from 6 hours.[4]

As of December 2020, construction was 28% completed.[3]

List
Number Name Khmer Name Origin Terminus Length Formed Notes
E1 Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway ផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿនភ្នំពេញ-បាវិត Phnom Penh Bavet (Border with Vietnam) 86 kilometres (53 mi) Planning phase
E4[5] Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway ផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿនភ្នំពេញ-ព្រះសីហនុ Phnom Penh Sihanoukville 190 kilometres (120 mi) September 2022 (estimated) Under construction since 2019

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "ផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿន | MPWT". ក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន (MPWT).
    2. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/Cambodia-breaks-ground-on-2bn-China-funded-expressway
    3. "ផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿនភ្នំពេញ-ព្រះសីហនុ សម្រេចបាន២៨ភាគរយ ហើយការសាងសង់ដំណើរការធម្មតា [Alynana Media Cambodia ], 2020-12-03". ក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន (MPWT) (in Khmer). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
    4. Pisei, Hin. "Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway on schedule". www.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
    5. Pisei, Hin. "Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway on schedule". www.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.


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