Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Public Works and Transport said that as of the end of June 2026, the Mekong River Bridge (clay-stone) construction project has achieved an overall result of 53.81%.
On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Mr. So Vector, Secretary of State and Project Director, representing His Excellency Peng Purna, Minister of Public Works and Transport, accompanied by the Ministry’s technical working group, the Construction Company (CRBC), the Technical Advisory Company (WACC), and relevant parties, inspected the progress of the Clay-Thamakor Bridge construction project.
As of the end of June 2026, the Mekong River Bridge (Clay-Thamakor) construction project has achieved an overall result of 53.81%. The bridge, which will take 48 months to build (scheduled to be completed in 2028), will be built over a 48-month period.
The construction site of the bridge across the Mekong River was opened together with the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway project on June 7, 2023, under the chairmanship of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen. Sen, former Prime Minister and current Senate President; and Wang Wentian, former Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia.
The Dei Khiet-Thma Kor Bridge project, located on the west side in Dei Khiet commune, Kien Svay district and on the east side in Thma Kor commune, Lvea Em district, Kandal province, is an important project for economic and transportation connectivity from the south and east of Phnom Penh by connecting Xi Jinping Boulevard (City Ring Road 3) at National Road No. 1 and on the east side connecting to the Phnom Penh-Bavet expressway.
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has requested the public, citizens, operators and all water transport companies traveling along the Mekong River through the construction site area to drive with extreme caution. Avoid accidents.
Please be informed that the project to build a bridge across the Mekong River (clay-stone) is a concrete bridge. The total length of the bridge and bridgehead is 3700 meters, of which the bridge body is 1600 meters long and the width 26 meters (4 lanes). The bridgehead connection road is 2100 meters long, 26 meters wide, asphalt concrete (AC) pavement, and 4 traffic diversion roads are constructed.
This site is translated by Google Translate™
