Local villagers living in and around the Kieta area along the highway leading to Aropa and Toimanapu plantation have whole heartedly welcomed the road sealing.
The contract which was awarded to the Dekenai Construction have already started phase one of re sealing and are now at the Kieta wharf area.
Channel Akuaku, who is a chief who lives at Rigu vilage told Loop PNG that villagers are very happy for the sealing taking place and the access to services such as health and schools will be much easier for everyone.
“In the past there were a lot of potholes and cars were often required to follow the sides which was meant for pedestrians to walk along but now with the re-sealing we are happy and students walking to school will never run away from speeding cars,” Chief Akuaku said.
“In now reminds us of the good times before the crisis, and we would like to thank the national Government and the ABG for the funding, it is also creating employments for a lot of our youths here in the Village,” he said.
Chief Akuaku said high impact projects like this, is what people on Bougainville really need because the people are the ones that will feel the effect of everything being done.
Picture: Sealing in Kieta Kobuan area. Picture courtesy of Aloysious Laukai.