Department of Works Papua New Guinea - Building Infrastructure for National Growth

Hiritano Highway 2x road maintenance contract Ground breaking ceremony at Bereina Station on 17th April 2025

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Southern Corridor of the Hiritano Highway was held on April 17, 2025, in Bereina Station, led by Prime Minister James Marape. Key contracts were awarded: Bereina to Apanaipi (K78M), Apanaipi to Malalaua (K112M), and Laloki to Brown River (K148M), enhancing rural connectivity.

After 30 years, the iconic Hiritano Highway is receiving a transformative K300 million redevelopment under the Connect PNG initiative. Launched by Prime Minister Marape, the project will boost rural connectivity, empower SMEs, and drive trade, agriculture, and economic growth across Gulf and Central provinces—ushering in a new era of opportunity.

The launching of the missing Link road marks the realization of a vision more than 50 years of PNG independence and road connectivity under taken to transform Papua New Guinea into a middle-Income country #watch this video captured the most beautiful Magarida Station in Abau District of Central Province.