Nine bridges will be built along the Ramu and Sepik Highway at a total cost of K119 million under the Works Department’s Improved Rural Access Program.
Contracts for the bridge construction were signed today between Works and Implementation Secretary David Wereh and the three different contractors.
The six bridges along the Ramu Highway will be done up by Covec PNG at a cost of K88,124,944.14.
Contract for three bridges along the Sepik Highway were also awarded to Covec PNG at K31,909,251.16.
Both bridge contract works will be supervised by an Engineering Consultant firm, a member of the Surbana Jurong group SMEC International, at K13,389,212.17.
Public tender for the projects contracts were advertised in 2016 through the daily newspapers.
The projects are co-funded by the Asian Development Bank, European Investment Bank and the state.