NINE road development projects have been identified by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) to start this year.
Speaking before the National Sustainable Tourism Investment Forum last week, MID undersecretary (technical) Jimmy Nuake said these nine projects are under the Medium Term Transport Action Plan (MTTAP) 2017 to 2021.
MID projects are pivotal in the tourism industry in terms of transportation.
The nine projects under the MTTAP five year plan are as follows:
|
Prov. |
Name |
Type |
Rd km |
Budget |
2017 |
|
Honiara |
Honiara EW Link-Inner Bypass |
N |
4 |
21,600,000 |
|
|
Honiara |
Honiara Hwy East 2 |
R |
1 |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
|
Honiara |
Honiara Hwy East 3 |
U |
6 |
23,960,000 |
5,000,000 |
|
Honiara |
Honiara Hwy West 1 |
U |
5 |
18,120,000 |
|
|
Honiara |
Honiara Master Drainage Works |
U |
– |
5,000,000 |
|
|
Western |
Ghizo Island Roads |
R |
17 |
42,500,000 |
|
|
Central |
Tulagi Rd Rehab |
R |
9 |
36,000,000 |
|
|
Renbel |
Tiggoa to Lake Tengano rehab |
R |
53 |
69,160,000 |
|
|
Guadalcanal |
East Guadalcanal Bridges |
N |
|
24,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
|
Guadalcanal |
Mberande-Aola Road Rehab |
R |
38 |
122,000,000 |
20,000,000 |
|
Malaita |
South Road Malaita Bridges Phase 3 |
R |
3 |
23,000,000 |
23,000,000 |
|
Malaita |
Auki Town Roads Phase 4 |
R |
6 |
24,000,000 |
|
|
Malaita |
Malaita New Seals |
R |
57 |
228,000,000 |
|
|
Various |
Bridge Improvement Program |
R |
|
234,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
|
Various |
Footpaths in Urban Areas |
N |
– |
20,000,000 |
7,000,000 |
|
Various |
Footbridges Program |
N |
|
10,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
|
Various |
Prov Town Drain & Sealing Works |
N |
30 |
90,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
Note: N=New, R= Rehabilitation, U = Upgrade
By TEDDY KAFO
