Samdech Techo Hun Sen Presides Over the Groundbreaking Ceremony for National Road 41
Phnom Penh: Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, together with His Excellency Wang Vinthean, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Cambodia, on Monday morning, May 4, 2012. 2566, on December 26, 2022, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of National Road No. 41, which is more than 95 kilometers long.
According to HE Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister, Minister of Public Works and Transport
The project to upgrade the quality of National Road No. 41 with a total length of 95.27 km from the width of the road at the intersection of National Road 4 in Kandal province to Chum Kiri district at the intersection of National Road 3 in Kampot will be upgraded. AC paved road, 5 cm thick and widened to 12 m according to level 2 standard. The project will add artistic structures, including the expansion of an old bridge with a total length of 200 meters, 315 sewers of all kinds, equipped with eight speed cameras, as well as the installation of markers, markers, milestones and safety poles.
The project will be carried out by CRBC China Road and Bridge Corporation and technically supervised by Guangzhou Wanan Technical Consulting, with a construction period of 40 months and completion in 2026 at a total cost of more than US $ 67 million in concessional loans from the Government of the People’s Republic of China, together with the contribution of the Royal Government of Cambodia for the settlement of various impacts and taxes.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen expressed his pleasure to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction and upgrading of National Road 41 today, which is an important contribution to serve the needs of the people and promote economic development.
The Prime Minister thanked the Government of China for providing credit to improve the quality of National Road 41. Samdech Techo continued that the policy of Cambodia in the past was that we had less money to build roads for a long time, but now we need to build roads that focus on quality and aesthetics, that is, make roads strong and beautiful.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen reminded that National Road No. 41 was previously used since the time of King Ang Duong, in the 19th century to connect the capital in Udong to the sea. Kampot Province. The Prime Minister also said that so far, the Chinese friend has helped build 30 roads to Cambodia, which is more than 3,000 kilometers long, at a cost of nearly 2 billion dollars. There are many roads under construction worth about $ 500 million, and for bridges in Cambodia, which China has built and is building nine lines to serve the people of Cambodia every day.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that the recent signing of a free trade agreement with China is a great opportunity for Cambodian agricultural markets to foreign markets. Currently, some Cambodian products and agricultural products are already being exported to the Chinese market and some are being prepared for export in the future.
Once again, regarding the observance of traffic laws when receiving a clean road, today, Samdech Techo reminded Das Roads that all road users should not be afraid of the traffic police, but should be afraid to die because Traffic accident. And Samdech Techo continues to call on all people to respect all traffic laws to avoid danger to life.
Today, Samdech Techo Prime Minister also thanked the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports for organizing the successful secondary school examination in the village recently. Samdech Techo also thanked all the parents, guardians and grandchildren who participated in the recent bankruptcy exam, no matter what the results, as long as we pass, we can have the opportunity to continue their college education at Coming soon. Samdech Techo also encouraged the grandchildren who did not pass to continue their studies for another year or can continue to get an associate’s degree for further study in the future.
