Ministry of Public Works and Transport Urban Transport

Ministry of Public Works and Transport Urban Transport System in Cambodia September 13 -15, 2017 Mumbai, India Presented by : Mr. SUON Vanhong Deputy Director General of General Department of Road Transport Ministry of Public Works and Transport

CONTENTS I. Country Overview II. Transportation Management III. Government’s measures IV. Future Plan

I. Country Overview • • Country Name: CAMBODIA Capital City : Phnom Penh Population: 16, 125, 980 million (2017) Area: 181, 035 Km 2 Principle Religion: Buddhism Currency: Riel Official language: Khmer • Phnom Penh City (Population ): 1, 959, 621 million • Annual Growth : 3. 22

II. Transportation Management in Cambodia Vehicle Population In Cambodia There about 3, 792, 706 unit. 1 - Family car: 458, 877 ( about 12% ) 458, 877 2 - Buses : 53, 017 ( about 1. 4% ) 53, 017 66, 895 3 - Trucks: 66, 895 ( about 1. 8 % ) 4 - Motorcycles : 3, 213, 917 ( about 84. 4% ) The percentage of growth rate is approximately 20%/year. 3, 213, 917 Family cars Buses Trucks Motorcycles

II. Transportation Management in Cambodia Vehicle Growth in last 5 years 500, 000 464, 970 450, 000 400, 000 342, 076 350, 000 303, 180 300, 000 250, 000 233, 497 244, 971 200, 000 150, 000 100, 000 50, 000 0 Motorcycles Light Vehicle Heavy Vehicle 22, 20915, 449 21, 15316, 013 23, 79317, 276 34, 886 21, 540 37, 480 23, 314 2012 233, 497 22, 209 15, 449 2013 244, 971 21, 153 16, 013 2014 303, 180 23, 793 17, 276 2015 342, 076 34, 886 21, 540 2016 464, 970 37, 480 23, 314 Motorcycles Light Vehicle Heavy Vehicle Linear(Motorcycles)

II. Transportation Management in Cambodia Problem : Traffic Congestion and Traffic Accident With dramatically growth of the People and vehicles, we have problem with road traffic congestion as well as road traffic accidents. Road Accidents are now alarming disaster and caused 4, 322 cases of traffic accidents in which the casualties are 1, 958 deaths and 5, 702 serious injuries and 8, 192 slight injuries and economic losses are estimated more than three hundred millions USD.

III. Government’s measures 1. Construction/Improvement of road and bridge infrastructure

III. Government’s measures (Con’t) 2. Outer Ring Road in Phnom Penh

III. Government’s measures (Con’t) 3. Improvement of Public Bus Operation in Phnom Penh City q Problem: • The city faces severe future challenges of traffic congestion - Which will cause daily hardship for its people - Affects productivity and economic performance of the city. • There is also a heavy environmental cost which affects quality of life, now and into the future. • This will require PPCA to provide strong leadership for an effective q Solution: • Building wider roadways and flyovers often attracts more traffic • Public transport, and NMT provides efficient alternatives • In Copenhagen almost 50% of all daily commuting in on bicycles.

III. Government’s measures (Con’t) 3. Improvement of Public Bus Operation in Phnom Penh City q Development: • A bus network is the best option to provide city-wide reach and coverage to improve accessibility • Must be competitive to private modes of transport • Able to win the market through service quality • Passengers will choose a system that is safe, reliable and affordable and saves travel time.

III. Government’s measures (Con’t) 4. Traffic Management

III. Government’s measures (Con’t) 5. Pedestrian improvement Wat Phnom Railway Central Station Riverside Need transit stops Central Market Orussey Market Royal Palace Pre Sisowath High School Orussey Market Central Market Need safety furniture and more pedestrian space Riverside Independen t Monument Boung Keng Koung 1 Need comfortable pedestrian space and parking measures around the Market Toul Sleng Prison Museum Maintain comfortable sidewalk environment Boung Keng Koung 1 Toul Sleng LEGEND Tourist Spot Propose Pedestrian Network Function for Pedestrian Space Need safety furniture Function 1: Walk Function 2: Rest Function 3: Transit Function 4: Parking Function 5: Landscaping/Safty Need street furniture 13

IV. Future Plan 1. Urban railway development project Project objective is to contribute to traffic congestion easing , climate change and the revitalization of socio- economic activities by aiming to cope with the increasing traffic demand through the implementation of a middle capacity rail transit system in a trunk route connecting the city center with the western part of the city to the airport.

IV. Future Plan 1. Urban railway development project

IV. Future Plan 2. Urban Transport Development Plan City Center 8

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