Tollway has residents worried

More than 150 people living along the railway line gathered at the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation on 11 January, demanding information about the plans for a new elevated toll road that is to connect Phnom Penh’s city centre to the airport.

The protest was sparked by comments from Prime Minister Hun Sen, who confirmed the expressway project at the 5 January inauguration of a new overpass in the capital.

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