The project is the third phase of a 1999 plan laid out by city hall to make vast physical improvements to the capital. The Japanese Government will provide US$ 44.2 m for the project, which is being spearheaded by Sumitomo Mitsui construction and is slated for completion October 2015. http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032255192/National-news/project-to-curb-floods.html