On February 19th, in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, the construction of the Badalong-Basa River Bridge project, which was undertaken by a Chinese enterprise, officially began construction.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manai delivered a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Badalong-Basa River Bridge project, stating that China has long been a staunch supporter of Cambodia's economic and social development, especially in the field of transportation infrastructure, providing tremendous assistance. He mentioned that so far, China has invested various funds to build more than ten bridges in Cambodia, and this achievement is deeply appreciated by the Cambodian government and people. In 2024, which coincides with the "China Cambodia Cultural Exchange Year", Prime Minister Hun Manai stated that Cambodia is willing to work together with China to continue promoting the development of bilateral economic and trade relations and expanding friendly exchanges in various fields. He also specifically mentioned that both sides should work together to promote the recovery and development of the tourism industry, in order to further deepen the friendship and connection between the two peoples.

Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, Wang Wentian, stated that the Badalong Barcelona River Bridge will become an important channel connecting the two sides, providing strong support for the integrated development of the capital's economic circle. China is willing to continue to increase investment in Cambodia's infrastructure sector, work together with Cambodia to promote more practical cooperation results to take root, and continuously enrich the connotation of the China Cambodia diamond six sided cooperation framework. Keywords: the Belt and Road news, the Belt and Road project, overseas project.

The southern part of Phnom Penh, Cambodia will welcome a new landmark building - the Badalong-Basa River Bridge. This bridge has a total length of 1650 meters and a unique design. It will adopt a two-way four lane design, with two motorcycle lanes and two sidewalks specially set up to meet the diverse travel needs of local residents. This project has received full support from the Export Import Bank of China, injecting strong momentum into the construction of the bridge by providing preferential export buyer credit. The contractor of the bridge is the renowned Shanghai Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. It is reported that the Badalong Barcelona River Bridge is planned to be completed and officially opened to traffic in 2027, which will bring great improvement to the traffic situation in Phnom Penh. (This article is from the official website of Jiandao: www.seetao. com. Reproduction without permission is not allowed, otherwise it will be punished. Please indicate Jiandao's website and the original link when reprinting.) Jiandao's mechanical column editor/Zhou Yingwen