Tuesday, March 2, 2010

SKorea to fund new road at Angkor temple complex

2010-03-01
By SOPHENG CHEANG
The Associated Press

South Korea has provided $9.2 million to Cambodia to build a new road that will circle the famed Angkor temple complex and reduce traffic in the area, officials said Monday.
The 13-mile (21-kilometer) road will be closed to trucks to reduce pollution, noise and vibrations that could damage the ancient ruins, said Soeung Kong, vice secretary-general of the Apsara Authority, the government agency that oversees the temples.
Construction will start this year and take three years to complete, he said.

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