(Image by PPSHV Expressway: Vehicles in a row waiting to pass through the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway. in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on October 8, 2022)
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — On Tuesday (Jan. 2), Heng Sothiayut, spokesman for Cambodia’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport, said on Tuesday (Jan. 2) It was revealed that about 83,900 vehicles travel on the Phnom Penh expressway- Sihanoukville. During the New Year holidays last year, there were 21,900 vehicles on Saturday (Dec. 30), 28,900 vehicles on Sunday (Dec. 31), and 33,100 vehicles on Monday (January 1).Sothiayuth, who holds the position of Director of Technology and Public Relations of the Ministry. In an interview with China’s Xinhua news agency, many vehicles traveled on the expressway during the holidays. This proves that this expressway has economic potential. tourism and trade, and has also made Sihanoukville a popular place for tourists. The 187-kilometer Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, invested by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) with a total of US$2 billion (about 69.2 billion baht), will connect Phnom Penh and the international deep sea port city of Sihanoukville. and will officially open for traffic in November 2022, Cambodian PPSHV Expressway Company Limited, the operator of the expressway. Noting that nearly 5.2 million vehicles traveled on the expressway in its first year of commercial operation, Sothiayut said the expressway plays an important role in increasing the efficiency of the travel and logistics system in Cambodia. and it is a strategic way to promote trade exchanges with other countries. By helping to save fuel and time. It is much safer than traveling on regular roads. Both are the result of close cooperation between Cambodia and China within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).The Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway is in the opposite direction, with two regular traffic lanes in each direction. with emergency traffic lanes and paved with asphalt Vehicles can reach their destination on this expressway within 2 hours, faster than running on National Highway No. 4, which takes 5 hours.
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