The pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction work along Gladstone Road in Suva is now currently underway.
Fiji Roads Authority General Manager Network Operations and Maintenance, Aram Goes says that this road upgrading work forms part of the 2017‑2018 Road Renewals Programme that is aimed at renewing the lifecycle of roads.
Goes adds that the upgrade also involves major water main construction work to replace the ageing infrastructure under Gladstone Road.
He says that the joint collaboration between FRA and Water Authority of Fiji will see many more inter‑agency coordination efforts on road projects going into the future.
Goes stressed that this would ensure that they fix the underlying infrastructure before they seal the road.
He says that this will also protect the integrity and quality of the road infrastructure and minimises the need to dig up the road once it is done.
Fiji Roads Authority contractors Fulton Hogan Hiways Project Manager, Ciaron Kelly advises motorists and pedestrians to take extra precaution when travelling along Gladstone Road, due to heavy roadwork machinery operating in the area.
Kelly says that the work on the 280 metre‑long road will include replacement of water utilities, pavement reconstruction, newly installed footpaths on both sides of the road, an improved drainage system, and a new parking bay.
He says that they are currently doing all the concrete work during the day while a second crew upgrades the water main at night.
