The Tourism Ministry has put in a request to ban vehicles from using a stretch of Sisowath Quay, which overlooks the Tonle Sap river, from near Wat Phnom to the Royal Palace on weekends in a bid to boost tourism. Tourism Minister Thong Khon said the request had been submitted to Phnom Penh City Hall to block traffic on the street, adding that he also asked that parasols and food carts be placed along the closed-off stretch to serve visiting tourists.
 

“We requested they close the street to traffic, to not allow cars to enter like during the Water Festival,” he said. “But the initiative will be carried out on Saturdays and Sundays only, and it will be reopened on Sunday night because we want our citizens to enjoy walking there and we also want to attract visitors.”
 

The proposed street closure will start as far north as the post office adjacent to Wat Phnom and will run south until the Royal Palace. The minister added that similar arrangements will also be made in Sihanoukville and in Siem Reap City, which will also include portable toilets and additional parking to sustain the expected increase in visitors.
 

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Nice idea.  I think PP would benefit from that initiative.