Photo credit: PM James Marape News Page - PM Marape addressing thousands of people at Margarima in Hela on Friday (January 14 2022). Margarima is at the crossroads of Hela, Southern Highlands and Enga, hence, the huge crowd.
Hon. Prime Minister James Marape has announced the granting of new road contracts worth more than K1.4 billion across Papua New Guinea.
He revealed the Cabinet decision in front of tens of thousands of people in rural Margarima, Hela.
The K1.4 billion in road contracts are in addition to those already in place under the Marape Government's flagship 'Connect PNG Programme,' which has spent around K1 billion building roads across the nation over the previous two years.
The Prime Minister stated that the following contracts have been awarded:
- K159 million for the Ramu-Madang stretch of the Ramu Highway in Madang;
- K147.5 million for the first stretch of the Wewak-Vanimo Highway up to Aitape;
- K115.9 million for the Momote Airport-West Coast Road in Manus;
- K164 million for the upgrade of Imulima Bridge-Moreguina stretch of Magi Highway in Central, to eventually link up with Milne Bay;
- K70 million for Bautauma-Imulima Bridge section of Magi Highway in Central;
- K138.5 million for New Britain Highway from Kimbe in West New Britain to Kokopo in East New Britain;
- K400 million for Yalu Bridge-Nadzab Four-Lane Highway in Markham Valley of Morobe;
- K50 million for sealing of Kiunga-Tabubil Highway in Western, which will ultimately lead on to remote Telefomin in West Sepik;
- K15 million for sealing of Daru Town roads;
- K66 million for Bulolo Highway resealing; and
- K80 million for sealing of Halimbu-Koroba Road in Hela.
“Over the last two years, we have spent almost K1 billion on roads all over Papua New Guinea,” PM Marape said.
“That’s why roads are already going into remote places like Maramuni in Enga, Karamui in Chimbu, Simbai in Madang and Finschhafen in Morobe.”
Reference: PM James Marape News Page (15 January 2022). “PM Marape announces awarding of K1.4 billion road contracts throughout PNG”.
