Cambodia Opens First Highway Bridge

New Tang  Dynasty

The  Cambodian Prime  Minister officially opened the country's first highway  bridge in Phnom  Penh on Thursday.  With the help of the city's  mayor and thousands of onlookers, Prime  Minister Hun Sen cut a  ceremonial ribbon on top of the structure.  Locals at the ceremony  shared their excitement.  [Him Sokha,  Teacher]:        "I am very happy that we have the first sky  bridge, which we never had  before, and our Khmer people can walk and  drive on it."  [Sam Vanna, Village Chief]: "It is our Khmer  pride that we have the first sky bridge, it is a  tremendous bridge for  our country and I still live to see it. I will  bring my wife, children  and grandchildren to walk or drive across it  later on today to remember  the opening day."  The bridge cost over 6 million dollars and was  created to help ease  traffic congestion in the city.  The bridge  is 1,010 feet long, 17 feet high, and about 47 feet wide. It  was  completed last month and took one year to build.