07/15/2025
🇰🇭 Funan Techo Canal
Cambodia and China finalized a $1.2 billion financing deal for the 151.6 km Funan Techo Canal, linking the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to the Gulf of Thailand
The Khmer Today
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AP News
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AP News
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Built via a build‑operate‑transfer PPP—51% Cambodian, 49% Chinese—the canal can handle ships of up to 3,000 DWT and is projected to create ~50,000 jobs
AP News
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Reddit
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Critics are concerned about environmental impacts on Mekong flood patterns and downstream Vietnamese rice production; the government maintains that environmental assessments show minimal risk
AP News
🌉 Cambodia’s Tallest Bridge (Bridge No. 28) in Pursat Province
Built by China Road and Bridge Corporation, this 80–90 m-high, ~530 m-long bridge over the Russey Chrum River is in the final stage; last T‑beam was laid by March 2025 .
Temporarily opened during Khmer New Year (April 11–17, 2025) for private vehicles; full completion expected by June 2025 .
🚧 Mekong River Bridge in Kratie Province
A new China-funded bridge stretching 1,761 m in length, connecting roads (~31.7 km), neared completion—96% done by June 2025, built by Shanghai Construction Group
The Times
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Belt and Road Portal
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en.imsilkroad.com
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Set to open temporarily to motorbikes & family cars around the Pchum Ben Festival in late September 2025
Phnom Penh Post
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Belt and Road Portal
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en.imsilkroad.com
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🌉 Chak Angre Krom–Prek Pra Concrete Bridge in Phnom Penh
Construction over the Tonle Bassac River reached 33.5% completion by May 2025.
At 845.7 m long and 27 m wide, the $60 million project commenced in February 2024 and is funded via a Chinese concessional loan; anticipated completion in ~42 months (~late 2027)
Xinhua News
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ក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន (MPWT)
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Belt and Road Portal
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📅 Upcoming: Cambodia–Korea Friendship Bridge
Official groundbreaking expected in June 2025, with construction funded by the Export-Import Bank of Korea (≈US$235 million).
The 2,375 m-long, 27.5 m-wide bridge will connect Phnom Penh's Night Market region to Arey Ksat in Kandal Provinc
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