Cambodia's Kratie-Kampong Thom bridge awaits Hun Sen’s approval


The bridge would span 1,761m and is projected to take two to three years to complete. - Ministry of public works and transport

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol is awaiting Prime Minister Hun Sen’s approval to build a bridge connecting the provinces of Kratie and Kampong Thom after the Chinese government agreed to provide a loan to Cambodia.

While inspecting the construction of the Phnom Penh- Sihanoukville expressway on June 21, Chanthol said the bridge construction project across the Mekong River linking Kratie to Kampong Thom had already been studied.

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