Hanoi Street signResidents concerned over expansion of troubled Hanoi Road
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Written by Chhay Channyda
The Phnom Penh Post
Claims the road construction is far exceeding its original plans, eating up residents' land, with no compensation packages in place.
RESIDENTS living in the vicinity of a municipal road expansion project in Sen Sok district (formerly Russei Keo district) claim they have been offered no compensation from City Hall, despite standing to lose houses and property to the construction project.
Residents of Sen Sok's Phnom Penh Thmey and Teok Thla communes told the Post the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship highway - more popularly known as Hanoi Road - is currently undergoing an expansion that residents say will see it nearly double in width along some sections of its length.
But Phnom Penh Thmey resident Tey Narin said that the municipality had recently told residents to leave 15 metres clearance for the project.
"The old road is already seven metres wide. If they want to expand it to eight metres, they will take only one metre more and my house will not be affected," he said. "But if they take up 15 metres, my house will be taken and I will have nowhere to live."
He said that some families had already given up part of their land for the road expansion, but that others did not agree.
"I will not remove until there is compensation," he said.
Grand designs
Kong Sambo, Phnom Penh Thmey commune deputy chief, said Tuesday that the 2008 notices were outdated, and that current plans aimed to expand the road "up to 30 metres in width", constituting 22 metres of road surface and eight metres for drainage systems.
He said that the first kilometre of the four-kilometre expansion had alread been finished, and that people were happy with the results and willing to give up part of their land for the project.
Kong Sambo added that only 30 houses were "partly affected", while three or four houses will be swallowed entirely because they sat on small plots close to the new road.
"The project will affect people, but we have forwarded the matter to the municipality to find solutions for them," he said.
But Sek Sovanna, a lawyer for the Community for Legal Education Centre (CLEC), which is representing the residents, said that as many as 90 houses along the road had been affected by the project, including concrete and wooden houses that some people have lived in since 1979.
She said that the authorities' plans would have no effect on any residents' houses if they stuck to the original plans. "What they are implementing is over the limit of the project," she said.
CLEC lawyers filed an injunction at the Municipal Court on Tuesday to halt the construction and file complaints to City Hall, but have not yet received a response, Sek Sovanna said.
RESIDENTS living in the vicinity of a municipal road expansion project in Sen Sok district (formerly Russei Keo district) claim they have been offered no compensation from City Hall, despite standing to lose houses and property to the construction project.
Residents of Sen Sok's Phnom Penh Thmey and Teok Thla communes told the Post the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship highway - more popularly known as Hanoi Road - is currently undergoing an expansion that residents say will see it nearly double in width along some sections of its length.
"IF they takeup 15 meters, my house will be taken and I will have nowhere to live."Notices issued by Russei Keo district Governor Khlaing Huot in May and December asked residents living in the project area to move fences, houses and any street stalls to accommodate the road's expansion to a width of eight metres.
But Phnom Penh Thmey resident Tey Narin said that the municipality had recently told residents to leave 15 metres clearance for the project.
"The old road is already seven metres wide. If they want to expand it to eight metres, they will take only one metre more and my house will not be affected," he said. "But if they take up 15 metres, my house will be taken and I will have nowhere to live."
He said that some families had already given up part of their land for the road expansion, but that others did not agree.
"I will not remove until there is compensation," he said.
Grand designs
Kong Sambo, Phnom Penh Thmey commune deputy chief, said Tuesday that the 2008 notices were outdated, and that current plans aimed to expand the road "up to 30 metres in width", constituting 22 metres of road surface and eight metres for drainage systems.
He said that the first kilometre of the four-kilometre expansion had alread been finished, and that people were happy with the results and willing to give up part of their land for the project.
Kong Sambo added that only 30 houses were "partly affected", while three or four houses will be swallowed entirely because they sat on small plots close to the new road.
"The project will affect people, but we have forwarded the matter to the municipality to find solutions for them," he said.
But Sek Sovanna, a lawyer for the Community for Legal Education Centre (CLEC), which is representing the residents, said that as many as 90 houses along the road had been affected by the project, including concrete and wooden houses that some people have lived in since 1979.
She said that the authorities' plans would have no effect on any residents' houses if they stuck to the original plans. "What they are implementing is over the limit of the project," she said.
CLEC lawyers filed an injunction at the Municipal Court on Tuesday to halt the construction and file complaints to City Hall, but have not yet received a response, Sek Sovanna said.
16 comments:
Hun Son of a B's dedication to the leader of aggressors.
this is what happened when 75% of people think negative about january 7 and vote for hun sen.
Hun Sen do the best that he could, to please Youn/VN, because of his evil power from Youn demand.
A blind Hun Sen ever have any compassion for khmer people, only think everythink he have been done, to protect his life one day at the time. He will be bring to the Justice oneday, and I know his just a evil dog of You goventment.
Can anyone brought a wide view of the area ?
I only have an idea where it is ?
Why can not this street be named as Prey Nokor?
It's a real shame to those who are not the puppets of Yuons, but it's a real honor to the puppets as they can dedicate one street in their own country to the aggressors who invaded
and installed them in the (permanent?) power.
Everywhere around the world in the democratic country especially the US of A. There are Veitnamese town, Saigon Blvd was taken from the original name of Bolsa Blvd. In Long Beach the strip of Anaheim Blvd now named Cambodian town. In Garden Grove there is Korean town and in down town LA there are many towns you may call what you want. The name of the street or town it does not mean it belongs to a certain group. It just give a recognation to it.
This subject is about widening the street and it anger the residents. To be fair to the authority, the street was conduct in the legal way. First of all the street was already measure long ago since the last time I visit back in 2000. The authority told and let the residents know where their land border is. This is the example of Khan Chamkarmon where my brother use to live. The residents know but they still built brick/iron fences passed their land line. This is not about Youn or what ever you want to project but about a few meter of land which is not belong to the residents in the first place.
We can name it the New Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Good idea, let's go for it.
Hun Xen grave!!!!
all roads have not been planed how
big to be built.when they want to build, just destroy the houses.it is simple for the hun sen's government.
Nonsense, the government doesn't need road. It's build for the benefit of all citizen only.
why hun sen put hanoi street..?hun sen is really Ah Yuon's puppet.
later it's going to be hochimonkey ,you know that hyenas want to eat it's pray when the time is suitable,without using it's effort.
if building road in the name to honor friendship or whatever, why does it have to be a monument out of it like the one we are seeing above. i think this is what ticks khmer people, the obvious imposition on khmer property. i'm sure the majority of khmer people are frowning at that, especially when it comes to youn and siem imposition on khmer! god bless cambodia.
khmer people don't care about youn name street or whatever! why they have to broadcast this? very unpopular! don't they know how to keep out of site and keep a low-profile? they must be stupid to think that khmer people love them or something! go home, youn bitches!
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