The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is the government authority in Cambodia responsible for public infrastructure and transport policy, including the development, administration, and oversight of roads, bridges, ports, waterways, and transport systems. Its regulatory scope covers transport planning, infrastructure standards, technical regulation, operational compliance, safety oversight, and institutional governance across public works and mobility networks. This page serves as a central hub for tracking policy updates, regulatory developments, governance measures, and enforcement activity related to Cambodia’s public works and transport framework, including compliance requirements, oversight priorities, and administrative reforms.
MPWT issues Prakas 123 requiring Cambodian vehicle owners to present identity documents, tax receipts, and technical inspection certificates for transport registration.
MPWT convened a meeting in Cambodia to discuss transport infrastructure upgrades to National Road No.1 and construction of a Mekong River bridge.
Cambodia Ministry of Public Works and Transport led a review of the Koh Ksach Tonle bridge project under European Investment Bank financing.
Cambodia MPWT led an inter-ministerial site inspection with EIB experts to assess the Koh Khsach Tonle bridge infrastructure project and collect technical data for the feasibility stage.
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport and Phnom Penh administration held the third Joint Coordinating Committee to advance capacity development for urban drainage management in Cambodia under JICA technical cooperation.
Cambodia MPWT convened a national workshop to review environmental regulation and EIA guidance for inland waterway transport; participants requested the MRC draft be retitled to clarify non-mandatory, technical-reference use.
Cambodia MPWT led a technical review with the Ministry of Mines and Energy to finalize a draft sub-decree on waterway infrastructure management, affecting transport infrastructure governance.
MPWT launched automated transport systems in Cambodia to process vehicle inspection validity renewals via partner banks, to issue digital invoices, and to manage road certificates.
MPWT led an inspection mission of WaSSIP water infrastructure project packages in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
MPWT and the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology reviewed a draft sub-decree on waterway infrastructure management in Cambodia's transport sector.
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