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Cambodia's road repair action plan

A newly planned project aims to address road maintenance issues in Cambodia.
February 24, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A newly planned project aims to address road maintenance issues in Cambodia. Called the Road Assessment Management Project, this programme of works will be financed jointly by the 943 Asian Development Bank (ADB), the 1561 OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and 3200 Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). The project will ensure that some 950km of roads in Cambodia will receive regular maintenance in a bid to cut journey times and boost safety for road users.

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