Phnom Penh Ring Road No.3 (P25-L1)
This project for Phnom Penh Ring Road No. 3 (including Truck Traffic Control Measures) includes: (i) Construction of the new road and (ii) the revision of track ban (after completion of the ring road).
The project is supposed to reduce the traffic congestion in the south-north roads in the city and the east-west of the city across the Bassac River, which supports the process of socio-economic development and urbanization.
The project has been implemented by the General Department of Public Works (GDPW) and financed by China.
Some of the project benefits include:
- more efficient logistics and related services
- acceleration of new support businesses in the complex
- restraint increased traffic volume cased from logistics.
Currently, the project is ongoing. The project achieved 59.08% of overall progress. In fact, the main activities under this project are as follows:
- Construction of new road; and
- Revision of heavy truck ban (after completion of the ring road)
This project also encounters some challenges including the spread of Covid-19 disease and the compensation/resettlement has not been solved as planned.