Phnom Penh, February 19 (Yang Qiang, Li Haiyue) Cambodia's $60 million investment in Cambodia's Badaron Basa River Bridge and connecting road project officially started construction on February 19, local time. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian attended the groundbreaking ceremony.
This is the first bridge across the river led by Hun Manet after the establishment of Cambodia's new **. The project is implemented by Shanghai Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Cambodia's Minister of Public Works and Transport Binboni said that the bridge project across the Bassa River is the 16th large-scale bridge built in Cambodia under the framework of China's ** preferential loan.
The Pak Ta Long Basa River Bridge and Connecting Road Project is located in the south of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, with a total length of 165km, the contract period is 42 months, and it is planned to be completed and opened to traffic in 2027. As the eighth bridge in Phnom Penh, the project will alleviate the current traffic congestion across the banks of the Bassa River.
Wang Wentian said that the Badaron Bassa River Bridge is an important part of the road network planning in the southern region of Phnom Penh, and will become an important passage connecting the two sides of the Bassa River, providing strong support for the integrated development of the capital economic circle. At the groundbreaking ceremony of the project held here on the same day, he said that China will continue to increase investment in Cambodia's infrastructure, work with Cambodia to pave more roads of common development, and work together to build bridges of friendship for generations to come.
Hun Manet pointed out that China has provided a lot of support for Cambodia's infrastructure construction, which has greatly promoted the local economic and social development. He also encouraged Chinese companies to continue to invest in Cambodia's public infrastructure projects, including highways, inland canals, light rail, and subways. (ENDS).