China funds more than 3,000 km of roads in Cambodia - Khmer Times

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Sector	Infrastructure
Title	China funds more than 3,000 km of roads in Cambodia - Khmer Times
Source	Khmer Times
Date	March 10, 2020
Link	https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700149/china-funds-more-than-3000-km-of-roads-in-cambodia
Summary	China has financed the construction of more than 3,000 kilometres of roads in Cambodia. The figure was shared at the inauguration ceremony of National Road No. 55 with a total length of 182.16 kilometres and the groundbreaking for the construction of National Road No. 10 with a total length of 198.71 kilometres, held in Veal Veng district, Pursat province. The construction of National Road No. 55 linking Pursat provincial city to Thmar Da, at the border with Thailand, cost some US$132.80 million funded by China and the national budget of the Cambodia. The road was constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation under technical control of Guangzhou Wanan Construction Supervision Co., Ltd., and these companies are also in charge of the construction of National Road No. 10 linking from Samlot in Battambang province to Koh Kong province with an estimated cost of US$188.38 million for an expected duration of 48 months, starting in December 2019.