Recently, according to Cambodian media, Phnom Penh’s current population has reached the 3 million mark, which means that there are more than 3 million people living in 679 square kilometers, with a population density of 4,418 people per square kilometer.
The population data of Phnom Penh continues to grow, and it is expected that the population of Phnom Penh will reach 4.5 million to 5 million by 2030.
Phnom Penh’s population growth rate has both positive and negative impacts. The most obvious negative impact is the intensification of traffic congestion. Because Phnom Penh is the political, economic, trade, tourism, transportation, cultural, and historical center of Cambodia, people from all over the world gather in the capital. However, the original city area of Phnom Penh was not large, making Phnom Penh a crowded city.
Population growth will continue to exacerbate traffic congestion in Phnom Penh. Every time they encounter a traffic jam, compatriots in Cambodia say sadly: Traffic jams are comparable to a heart attack, they are suffocating every minute!
Some people say: If there is no traffic jam in Phnom Penh, it must be that the city has changed.
It is very common to squirm forward during the rush hour. A person who has been in Cambodia all year round said: "I used to be impatient, but I have already lost my temper due to the traffic in Phnom Penh."
·Working One family
"There is another big traffic jam this morning! It's the third time this week. The daily traffic jam is as painful as dumplings under water!"
An office worker in Phnom Penh wailed at his late clock-in record. She said that when she came to Phnom Penh in 2019, the traffic was not so congested, but now, the original 30-minute drive now takes more than an hour to get to the company.
Every time I encounter a traffic light, I sigh: I am on this side of the traffic light, and the company is on the other side. The distance of 500 meters has suddenly turned into 500 kilometers!
· Delivery driver
"It's jammed during the morning rush hour at work! It's still jammed during the evening rush hour after get off work!" A driver who makes daily deliveries said that once he encounters a heavy traffic jam, the delivery time has to be extended. This is the fourth time this month. A customer complained, but there was really nothing we could do if we were stuck in a traffic jam.
·Parents sending their children to school
A Chinese mother said that it is the biggest headache every time her children go to school. Every morning, the school gate is blocked by all kinds of cars and motorcycles. The bad traffic jam also makes her worried about the safety of her children. When school is over, she will wait at the school gate half an hour early.
· Tuk-tuk driver
A tuk-tuk driver said that especially during the morning rush hour, customers are anxious to get to work. Although they are very close, he often encounters customers automatically canceling orders due to traffic jams. Business has also been greatly affected.
At the same time, taxi drivers are also most troubled by traffic jams. Sometimes the driver is clearly on the opposite side of the road, but has to take a long detour due to traffic jams. Netizens said that the difference between me and the driver was not the isolation belt, but the entire Moniwan Avenue!
·Residents on rainy days
Whenever it rains, traffic jams are inevitable, and residents across the city are hindered from traveling.
As a traffic congested area in Phnom Penh, there are many non-Rail Qiaotou areas. The "blocked residents" who live near the Touqiaotou area are deeply affected. Many people complain endlessly that during the morning and evening rush hours, drivers heading to the city from the Phnom Penh Iron Qiaotou section of Highway 1 will be blocked. A resident revealed that since the country fully reopened, congestion has occurred on many roads in Phnom Penh, especially the section of Highway 1 from Bingfa City to Tiejiaotou District. Even if the traffic police are on-site to direct, congestion will still occur. Sometimes the traffic jam even extends to Hun Sen Avenue.
Currently, Phnom Penh’s population density is not very high, but compared with cities in other countries in the region, traffic congestion is on the rise.
Traffic jams have always been a "worry" of the Phnom Penh Municipal Government. In order to alleviate traffic congestion, they have racked their brains, building roads, building overpasses, and dispatching more traffic police... I believe that in the future, Phnom Penh's traffic congestion will be a big problem can get a substantial solution! #Cambodia#
