Officials of Cambodia’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport said the ministry planned to request the prime minister to preside over the formal inauguration of seven completed roads at a suitable future time.
The roads were built with financing from development partners, span more than 491 kilometres, and were completed in 2025. They comprise:
1. National Road 10, Veal Veng–Samlot–Koh Kong, 197.36 km;
2. National Road 23, Koh Thom bridge to Leuk Daek district in Kandal, 19.83 km;
3. National Road 48, Srae Ambel to Koh Kong provincial town, 148 km;
4. National Road 73, Pratheat junction to Kampong Reang bridge in Tboung Khmum, 49.81 km;
5. Provincial Road 312, National Road 1 junction to the Vietnam border in Preah Sdach district, Prey Veng, 28.37 km;
6. Provincial Roads 377 and 377A, the White Dove roundabout in Kratie town to Sandan commune, 48.59 km combined.
The ministry reported that, as of 2025, it managed 884 national and provincial roads totalling 20,733.91 km, thirty more roads than in 2024. Asphalt and concrete roads totalled 12,439.48 km, or sixty percent, comprising:
Nine first-level national roads totalling 2,254 km, all paved with asphalt or concrete.
Eighty second-level national roads totalling 5,253.21 km, with 4,228.47 km paved, or 80.49 percent.
795 provincial roads totalling 13,226.71 km, with 5,957.02 km paved, or 45.04 percent.
There were also two expressways totalling 322.15 km: the completed Phnom Penh–Sihanoukville expressway, 187.05 km, and the 135.10 km Phnom Penh–Bavet expressway under construction.
The ministry also managed and maintained 2,621 bridges of various sizes and types, totalling 93.30 km. Written by Pai Sokhim
