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Wabag District upgrades Yalu pilot road, plans future extensions
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea /Energy & Infrastructure

Wabag District upgrades Yalu pilot road, plans future extensions

From Post-Courier · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Yalu pilot tract road project in Wabag District, Papua New Guinea, is undergoing widening, upgrading, and gravelling.
  • The project aims to provide an alternate route for over a dozen villages to access Wabag, with future extensions planned towards Enga Referral Hospital.
  • The Wabag District Development Authority has undertaken 14 road projects since 2018, with potential commencement of the Samb Road project contingent on full funding.

The Yalu pilot tract road project in Papua New Guinea's Wabag District is being widened, upgraded, and gravelled, aiming to improve access for over a dozen villages in the Upper Aiyel Valley. This initiative by the Wabag District Development Authority (WDDA) is set to provide a crucial alternate route for residents to reach Wabag.

Member of Parliament for Wabag Open, Dr. Lino Tom, highlighted the road's significance, noting it connects to Lenki near the Highlands Highway and Irelya village, home to the Innovative University of Enga. Future plans include extending the road to Aipus, where the Enga Referral Hospital is situated.

this road project will be an alternate route for people of the upper Aiyale valley alongside the Lypins and Dep tribes to access Wabag since time immemorial.

— Dr Lino TomWabag Open MP Dr Lino Tom discussing the significance of the Yalu pilot tract road project.

Dr. Tom also addressed the proposed Samb Road in the Tsak Valley of Wapenamanda District. He stated that construction would begin in 2027, provided the WDDA receives its full funding this year. The Yalu Road Project is one of 14 infrastructure initiatives completed by the WDDA since 2018, underscoring a commitment to regional development.

If we receive our full funding this year, we will begin construction of the Samb Road to Tsak Valley by 2027.

— Dr Lino TomDr Lino Tom clarifying the timeline for the Samb Road construction, dependent on funding.
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Originally published by Post-Courier in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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