The complete rehabilitation of Waimanu Road in Suva will take place next year.
The Fiji Roads Authority has confirmed this after we asked them on their plans for Waimanu Road considering the worse, uneven conditions and a number of motorists complaining that their vehicles are suffering damages.
We raised this issue as Waimanu Road is one of the main entries to Suva City.
FRA’s Chief Executive John Hutchinson says that Waimanu Road has storm water channels and water pipes under the road that are old, fragile, past its serviceable life and could collapse from the vibration caused by heavy machinery that will be required for road works.
He says much of the potholed and repeatedly patched surface that the public see on Waimanu Road is a direct result of the aged and fragile services underneath, in particular water services.
Hutchinson says if rebuilding Waimanu Road was so easy, they would have done it years ago.
He says they have copped backlash from the community because of Waimanu Road and Hutchinson has apologised to the people saying they will have to endure the ride for a little while longer as they work to get the work done.
Hutchinson says the FRA has received loan funding from the Asian Development Bank and World Bank for the Transport Infrastructure Investment Sector Project to carry out multiple infrastructure improvement projects on roads and bridges around the country.
The FRA says Waimanu Road is amongst 16 other roads that also require the same level of service as Waimanu Road.
He says these are roads that have aged infrastructure in them that will need to be replaced before any road works can commence.
The Fiji Roads Authority will continue to maintain Waimanu Road until the major project starts.
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