S. Korean firm contracted to build Central-Gulf highway

THE people of Kerema in Gulf province face challenges in maintaining and building new bridges because of the high rainfall there.
But all that is set to change with a company hired to replace washed away culverts with prefabricated steel bridges.
A South Korean company is building the  trans-highway from Kairuku in Central to Malalaua town and on to Kerema town.
Some of the culverts along the highway  washed away by floods and will be replaced by new prefabricated steel bridges.
Global Construction has been projected to repair and replace all the old bridges and erect new ones, which will improve the flow of traffic.
Early last year, Gulf Governor Havila Kavo undertook to rehabilitate the Kerema to Malalaua highway, which is a lifeline for the people of Gulf to access much-needed services in health, education and to take their garden food to the National Capital District.
With its high rainfall, the province is dominated by mountains, lowland river deltas, which make travelling difficult during the wet season.
When the road was closed in 2008, the people were forced to travel by sea but that saw many lives being lost.
When Kavo took over the leadership, he initiated a project to rebuild the 67km road from Malalaua to Kerema.
The improvement to the Malalua to Kerema road has greatly improved travelling time and cut the risk of travelling by sea.