Road Improvement Project

Cambodia

Two important national roads that pass through the northwest region are the NR5 and NR6, which connect three major towns:Siem Reap and Sisophon, provincial capitals that provide linkages to the capital Phnom Penh and South Vietnam, and Poipet, a primary border crossing to Thailand. The stretches are presently in very poor condition and become easily flooded. Project works will thus comprise the following: widening and paving of 150 km of the NR5 and NR6; installation of drainage structures; raising of embankments; rehabilitation of 45 bridges; reconstruction of around 50 bridges along the Sisophon–Samrong–Kralanh route (NR56 and NR68), a region with enormous agricultural potential. Once completed, the improved roads will help relieve the isolation of remote rural regions.