China's Henan Provincial Communications Planning Survey and Design Institute (HPCPSDI) signed a contract with Cambodia's Transport Ministry on Tuesday to draw up a road network master plan for Cambodia.
The contract was inked between HPCPSDI's deputy director Wang Zhenmin and Cambodia's Transport Ministry Secretary of State Lim Sidenine under the presence of Song Xiaoguo, economic councilor of the Chinese Embassy to Cambodia.
Lim Sidenine said the one-year project will cost 4 million Chinese yuan (about 644,075 U.S. dollars), which is a grant aid from the Chinese government.
He said after signing the contract, Chinese experts will begin to look into the current road situation in Cambodia before drawing up a road network master plan for the country.
"This project is essential to assist the Cambodian government in developing national and provincial roads," he said.
He added that to date, nearly 2,500 km of roads and 7 large- scale bridges have been built in Cambodia under China's concessional loans.
Wang Zhenmin said the road network planning project is the second project conducted by HPCPSDI in Cambodia after the successful completion of designing an Expressway Development Master Plan in Cambodia last year.
Song Xiaoguo said "I believe that the upcoming road network master plan will act as an important road map for Cambodia in developing national and provincial roads".
