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PHNOM PENH: Some main roads in Cambodia were intermittently closed on Tuesday and Friday, disrupting traffic following heavy rains and flash floods.
Cambodia Trucking Association (Camta) president Sok Cheang told Khmer Times on Friday that the main road his association’s drivers regularly drive between Phnom Penh and Preah Sihanouk is National Highway 4.
“When the highway was closed, the transport of goods slowed down,” Cheang said. “When the Ministry of Transport announced that it would close the national roads, we first had to suspend travel on those roads … We had to change our routes to other roads and inform customers about the delay. They understood that with the floods the state of the road is not good ”.
Thea Ny, a representative of an import and export company, said yesterday that when roads were closed due to flooding, her company was unable to deliver products to factories on time due to heavy traffic, costing her around $ 10. additional gasoline per vehicle and overtime pay. Workers.
“The drivers were working overtime and were tired, so we gave them extra money to cheer them up and recharge them. The company did not charge customers extra because it is a natural disaster and it only happens occasionally, ”he said.
Chhuon Vorn, director general of Land Transport at the Transport Ministry, said yesterday that road closures due to flooding could cause traffic jams but did not cause major problems.
Before road closures, provincial ministries, departments and authorities always announce the news in advance, except when it is immediately necessary.
Public Works and Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said yesterday that more than 245 kilometers of 199 roads in Cambodia were damaged by flooding in 13 provinces.
After inspecting flood-affected roads along National Highway 3 and National Highway 20, Chanthol told reporters that as of yesterday, more than 245 kilometers of roads were damaged by the floods. “There are 87 roads damaged by flooding in 13 provinces,” he said.
He added that the Public Works and Transportation Departments of the Provincial Capital continue to monitor and evaluate the condition of the damaged roads to be ready for rehabilitation after the water recedes.
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