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This section is your gateway to a wide range of resources—comprehensive maps, policy documents, technical guidelines, forms, and reports—designed to foster engagement,
This section is your gateway to a wide range of resources—comprehensive maps, policy documents, technical guidelines, forms, and reports—designed to foster engagement,
The Department gratefully acknowledges Austroads for permitting the use of their design manuals/guidelines in this document and deviations have been made to suit local Papua New
This isolates millions of Papua New Guineans from markets, opportunities to earn income, and health and education services. Bad roads are a constraint to growth and a major cause of
Capacity for safer roads and designs is being lifted in Papua New Guinea as part of the Mountainous Road Improvement and Resilience Program (MRIRP) funded by the Asian
Developed through stakeholder consultations with PNG Road Fund, ADB, and others, this dynamic plan addresses maintenance needs, reduces backlog, and extends road
6Wresearch actively monitors the Papua New Guinea Solar Roadways Market and publishes its comprehensive annual report, highlighting emerging trends, growth drivers, revenue analysis,
This section is your gateway to a wide range of resources—comprehensive maps, policy documents, technical
Road Design Manual: Explore detailed engineering guidelines that ensure Papua New Guinea''s roads meet global standards for safety,
Road Design Manual: Explore detailed engineering guidelines that ensure Papua New Guinea''s roads meet global standards for safety, efficiency, and durability.
Capacity for safer roads and designs is being lifted in Papua New Guinea as part of the Mountainous Road Improvement and
Only 68 per cent of Papua New Guinea''s (PNG''s) rural population live within two kilometres of an all-season road. Much of PNG''s 30,000 km road network is in poor condition, increasing road
Based on 2015 estimates, only 13% of the population could reach the nearest city in 30 minutes, another 5% could reach in 1 hour, and another 15% could reach only after 3 hours. Between
Developed through stakeholder consultations with PNG Road Fund, ADB, and others, this dynamic plan addresses maintenance needs,
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Road Design Manual: Explore detailed engineering guidelines that ensure Papua New Guinea’s roads meet global standards for safety, efficiency, and durability. Highway Maintenance Specifications: Discover comprehensive procedures designed to maintain road infrastructure, ensuring long-term usability and safety for all users.
The case for sealing gets a boost from the results of recent research into the impacts of road development in PNG (Wiegand, Koomen, Pradhan & Edmonds, The Impact of Road Development in Rural Papua New Guinea (draft), December 2016).
The limited reach and poor condition of the road network isolate large numbers of Papua New Guineans from markets and income-earning opportunities, and health and education services. Poor roads are a major constraint to inclusive economic growth.
The program remains an active supporter of the Government of Papua New Guinea’s Road Construction Industry Strategy. The program will build on this support by developing an enhanced plan to strengthen small-scale local contractors by mid-2018. This will include an enhanced role for the Program’s Project Management Consultants.