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Community Water Transport Project
Papua New Guinea
Borrower | Papua New Guinea |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Transportation |
Approved | 02.12.2003 |
Signed | 02.09.2004 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | ADB |
Executing Agency | Department of Transport (DOT) |
Co-financiers | GOV., ADB |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 4.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 26.84 |
Although heavily dependent on its water transport system, marine infrastructure is deficient across much of the country, placing remote, rural communities at a particular disadvantage. The project will thus carry out the following works:
- setting up of a Community Water Transport Fund to provide transport subsidies to impoverished communities;
- restoration of dilapidated infrastructure at 40 selected maritime transport facilities; and
- provision of community extension services in isolated areas to enable the population to take advantage of potential rural development opportunities that will open up as a result of the improved transport services.