APPOINTMENT OF NEW FRA GENERAL MANAGER DELIVERY – NORTH
May 28, 2021
REMOVAL OF VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTION ON NADARIVATU ROAD
June 17, 2021
08 June 2021
The Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) Acting Chief Executive Officer Mr Kamal Prasad is requesting the public to take notice and to adhere to the local area temporary traffic management implemented for the following road works aimed at improving the level of service and safety for road users around the country.
- Pothole reduction programme – being executed by several local and international contractors predominately in the urban and sub-urban areas of the towns and cities. The associated works will continue for the next 18 months. 600 lane kilometres of road will be resurfaced through this progamme.
- Reseals – total 200 lane kilometres of preventative maintenance works in the form of macadam seal is being applied to sections of Kings Road, Queens Road, Valley Road, Transinsular Road, Wainikoro Road and Nabouwalu Road. The programmed works is planned for completion in October 2021.
- Kings Road – the upgrade of 110 lane kilometres of Kings Road from Wailotua Village to Dama Village and sections between Rakiraki Town to Ba Town was awarded to Higgins Ltd (Fiji) in May 2021. The physical works is planned for commencement in July 2021 and it will take approximately 22 months to complete this works.
- Foster Road – the upgrade works between the Walu Bay Bridge and Reservoir Road Intersection have been planned for commencement in August 2021. The programme of works is approximately 15 months long.
- Queens Road – the upgrade of 40 lane kilometres of Queens Road from Namada Viilage to Kototogo Village and sections between Lomawai Road intersection to Yako Village. The physical works have been planned for commencement September 2021 and programme of works is approximately 15 months long.
- Tropical Cyclones Ana and Yasa recovery works – major effort is dedicated to Korosomo Hill realignment, Matawailevu culvert washout, unsealed roads, coastal protection (Ovalau) and resilient low level crossings. The programmed works is planned for completion in December 2021.
- In addition to the above 10 major bridge projects are in progress around Viti Levu.
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