Cambodia's 3rd overpass opened to ease traffic jam in capital

Cambodia's 3rd overpass opened to ease traffic jam in capital

PHNOM PENH, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The third overpass or flyover in the Cambodian capital was opened to traffic on Thursday in one of the government's steps to ease traffic congestion.

Construction of the butterfly-shaped flyover, located at the Stung Meanchey intersection in southwestern Phnom Penh, took 20 months at a cost of 19 million U.S. dollars.

The Cambodian capital city now has nearly 1.4 million people and about 300,000 cars and 1 million motorcycles.

Prime Minister Hun Sen said at the inauguration ceremony that the overpass will not only reduce traffic congestion in the area, but also add beauty to the city's landscape.

The prime minister said the country is going to build the fourth flyover at an intersection in the west of the city. The cost of the forthcoming flyover is estimated at about 14 million U. S. dollars.

Cambodia's first flyover in southeastern Phnom Penh went into operation in 2010 and the second one, in the western part of the city, was inaugurated in 2012.

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