Some Real Development?

By ANDREW ALPHONSE
INTERNATIONAL contractor Curtain Brothers (PNG) Ltd is undertaking a major road reconstruction work in Tari, Southern Highlands province.
The roadwork is worth K25 million and funded by the provincial government.
The company will carry out the sealing of the Tari to Ambua section of the Highlands Highway.
CB Tari site manager David Daly told The National in Tari that the company had so far started work on the 10km Halimbu junction to Tari town sealing project.
Mr Daly said CB would move onto the Tari to Ambua section of the highway after the completion of the Halimbu to Tari road.
He said they would also build a new ring road around Tari town, adding the company had a reputation in civil work and construction in PNG for so many years and they were confident of making their presence felt in Tari with this project.
Mr Daly said the road to be sealed would be 20m wide with pedestrians’ footpath on either side.
He said surveying and designing including compensation for improvements had been completed and so far, the contractor had not faced any problem with the local landowners who were so keen in seeing the road project completed.
Mr Daly said the company would endeavour to complete the work to the satisfaction of the Hela people and Governor Anderson Agiru.
He said the old Bromley and Manton supermarkets had been renovated into a workshop and office while the CB management and technical personnel were accommodated at the Walumali mission guest house.
Mr Daly said the company had also mobilised and transported its machines and equipment from Port Moresby and Australia to boost operations in Tari.
“There are about K30 million worth of equipment including machines in Tari now to take on any civil work project, road construction and building,” he said.
Mr Daly said CB was in a better position to bid for any other future projects in the province including the Tari airport redevelopment and the upgrading of the Tari district hospital.

Our comment.
Good.
Hopefully a good company like curtain bros can stay in SHP and undertake all major developments instead of handing out money to cronies who do sub standard tasks.