(Phnom Penh): Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Tuesday that all residents along National Road No. 4 between Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville will be exempt from road fees as from 7 January 2016 onward.

The premier delivered his statement this morning during the inauguration of the 4th overpass at the intersection of Russian Boulevard with Mao Tsetung and Kim Ilsung Boulevards, in Tuol Kork district, saying that it will come into effect as from 00:01 of 7 January. He said there are approximately 30,000 residents along National Road 4.