Chinese-invested expressway in Cambodia opens to public for one-month free trial

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Chinese-invested expressway in Cambodia opens to public for one-month free trial

STORY: Chinese-invested expressway in Cambodia opens to public for one-month free trial DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway 2. various of an event marking the opening of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway for trial operation 3. SOUNDBITE (English): PENN SOVICHEAT, Cambodian Ministry of Commerce's Undersecretary of State STORYLINE: The Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway in Cambodia was opened to the public on Saturday for a month's trial use for free to attract motorists driving on the first-ever expressway in the Southeast Asian nation. Invested by the China Road and Bridge Corporation, the 2-billion-U.S. dollar expressway with a total length of 187 km connects the capital Phnom Penh and the deep sea port province of Preah Sihanouk. With two lanes for traffic in each direction plus an emergency lane on each side and paved with asphalt concrete, vehicles will be able to rea

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