Expressways of Cambodia

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Expressway network of Cambodia
System information
Maintained by Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Length190.6 km (2022) (118.4 mi)
Highway names

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 neighboring 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

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 120 km/h (75 mph) for light vehicles, 100 km/h (62 mph) for two axle trucks, buses and motorcycles and 80 km/h (50 mph) for shipping containers truck with a minimum speed of 60 km/h (37 mph) for all vehicles.[3]This will allow the travel time between the two terminal cities to be halved from 6 hours.[4]

The road will be opened to the public starting on October 1st 2022 until October 31st 2022 under a one-month trial free of charge.[5]

List

Number Shield Name Khmer Name Origin Terminus Length Built Notes
E1 E1-KH.png Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway ផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿនភ្នំពេញ-បាវិត Phnom Penh Bavet (Border with Vietnam) 86 kilometres (53 mi) Planning phase
E4[6] E4-KH.png Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway ផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿនភ្នំពេញ-ព្រះសីហនុ Phnom Penh Sihanoukville 190.6 kilometres (118.4 mi)[7] July 2022 Completed and Open for Public use on October 2022

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References

  1. ^ "ផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿន | MPWT". ក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន (MPWT).
  2. ^ "Cambodia breaks ground on $2bn China-funded expressway".
  3. ^ "Stay off capital-Sihanoukville expressway till October, drivers told". m.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  4. ^ Pisei, Hin. "Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway on schedule". www.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  5. ^ "Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway opens to public on one-month trial - Khmer Times". 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  6. ^ Pisei, Hin. "Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway on schedule". www.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  7. ^ Balagot, Darlyn Ann (2021-06-29). "Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway: Everything You Need to Know". IPS Cambodia Real Estate. Retrieved 2022-10-24.