The Techo Santepheap Angkol Beach Road in Kep province was put into official use this morning under the presidency of Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet.
Located in Kep and Angkol villages, Angkol commune, Damnak Chang-er district, Kep province, the 12,645-metre-long road was constructed by KIRI Dangrek Construction Co., Ltd. and M.T.A Construction Co., Ltd., for a period of 24 months, from January 2022 to January 2024 with a total cost of some US$10 million, financed by a concessional loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and a budget of the Royal Government of Cambodia.
Addressing the function, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet congratulated the Kep people on the new achievement, stressing that the road will contribute significantly to attracting more national and international tourists to visit Kep coastal province.
According to H.E. Peng Ponea, Minister of Public Works and Transport, the Techo Santepheap Angkol Beach Road contributes not only to facilitating the travel and transport but also to boosting tourism potential and other development projects along the beach.
The minister took the opportunity to thank ADB and other stakeholders for always supporting Cambodia’s development so far, particularly infrastructure sector.
The inaugurated road is a sub-project of the Second Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project. It links Kep provincial city to tourism and fishing communities in Angkol commune, he continued.
The other two sub-projects the Ministry of Public Works and Transport has completed under the framework of the Second Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project, are a landfill with a capacity of storing more than 720,000 tonnes of garbage and Koh Tonsay tourism port, he pointed out, underlining that the three sub-projects have been taking part in turning Kep province into a key tourism destination in line with the Kep Tourism Development Master Plan 2023-2035.
