Thirteen traffic police officials were reportedly suspended from duty following a complaint from a Chinese driver. The man, who claimed that traffic police officers on National Road 3 in Takeo province had fined him $50 for speeding, but provided no receipt, posted his complaint to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s offical Facebook page. The case is under investigation.
Authorities stopped more than 2.5 million vehicles suspected of being overloaded in the first nine months of this year, with 265 trucks impounded for one year and nearly 2,500 drivers fined. According to a report from the Committee for the Inspection of Overloaded Trucks, 32.74 per cent of the 2,579,260 vehicles inspected – some 844,578 – were overloaded.
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced plans to renovate National Road 4, with plans to expand its width from 7 to 10m. The work is expected to take five years.
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced plans to renovate National Road 4, with plans to expand its width from 7 to 10m. The work is expected to take five years.
Representatives of the government and civil society organisations on December 15 jointly held a forum on “Improving Road Safety for Workers in Cambodia” to discuss strategies for reducing traffic accidents.