The construction of a Chinese-funded US$111 million bridge across the Mekong River in Kratie province is now 30 percent complete, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) said. The update was made when H.E. Lim Sidenin, Secretary of State at the MPWT, led a technical working group to inspect the progress of the Mekong River Bridge and Kratie Bridge Project on Mar. 14. The project includes the construction of a new Mekong River bridge and a new road connecting NR7 to NR60B. To date, 45 percent of the bridge construction work was completed and while the construction of the connecting road has reached 15, percent, the ministry said. 'Overall, the whole project is about 30 percent complete. The figure shows that the project is progressing in a positive direction as planned,' the ministry underlined. The 1,761-kilometre-by-13.5-metre bridge, along with a 31.69-kilometre-long connecting road, has been being constructed by the Shanghai Construction Group. The project costs US$111.98 million, financed by the People's Republic of China, and will take about 42 months to complete. The 7th-mandate Royal Government of Cambodia is committed to further investing in significant infrastructure projects ranging from deep-sea ports and international airports to roadways. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse