Chinese-invested expressway enhances travel efficiency in Cambodia

STORY: Chinese-invested expressway enhances travel efficiency in Cambodia SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): SENG CHIEN, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): TOUCH SEREYVUTH, Local resident 4. various of Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway STORYLINE: One year on, the Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has significantly enhanced travel efficiency in Cambodia, giving a boost to the country's economic growth and tourism development. Invested by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the expressway is the first of its kind in Cambodia and a major project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). With two lanes for traffic in each direction plus an emergency lane on each side, vehicles are able to reach their destinations within two hours through the expressway instead of five hours on National