THE Department of Works will spend K7 billion on major road infrastructure projects over the next five years, Secretary David Wereh says.
Wereh said the Government’s road investment programme was spread over five years to 2018. More than 27 % of the road rehabilitation work is funded by donors. “Our cash flow projection for delivering these projects is K7 billion. Work on some of these major projects started last year,” he said. “ADB is mainly focusing in the highlands region, taking up the core road network, including the sections of the highlands from Mendi to Tari in 2016. “Currently under the Asian Development Bank, we have a K1.2 billion programme running under the multi-financing facility load. “We have Australian Aid support on road maintenance priorities in the coastal and highlands provinces, including sections of the Highlands Highway, Morobe and Eastern Highlands.” Under the AusAID programme, K300 million would be spread over the next four years focusing on rehabilitating, reconstructing and redevelopment of some of the main highways, he said. Wereh said the World Bank was funding the upgrading and maintaining of the Hiritano Highway and parts of Magi Highway. The Japan International Cooperation Agency is responsible for bridges in Bougainville and the ones recently completed in Morobe. “We have the Chinese Action Bank taking up some roads in NCD, the back road from Gerehu and sections of the Highlands Highway which is currently under way,” he said. “There is a credible funding level for road maintenance and construction which is related to economic growth in the country.” Comments are closed.
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