Rural roads

This follows the signing of a contract agreement for a 5.1km Kapalku - Ngumbkora access road in North Waghi of Jiwaka Province.

The works agreement for Tender No. CSTB 3188 was signed at Central Supply and Tenders Board (CSTB) office in Gordon, NCD, on Monday 9 April, 2018. Parties to the agreement are CSTB and private local firm Lorma Construction Ltd.

The signing paves way for rehabilitation of the rural road to serve 5,000-plus people of eight villages between Kapalku and Ngumbkora. Some big villages in the area are Napalm, Engendered, Malang and Ngumbkora.

The people of Sekoro Village in Yangoru-Saussia district finally have a reason to celebrate with the construction of a new road access into their village.

Women, youths and children expressed gratitude to local MP and Minister for Trade, Commerce & Industry, Richard Maru, for bringing road access into their village.

Sekoro Village councillor Mathew Hogori said the years of misery, tears and pain have now been wiped away.