REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The Public Works Ministry is prioritizing the construction of a road in the middle mountain area of Papua Province giving the local people another option besides air transportation.
The institution is prioritizing the road development that connects several districts, according to Chief of the Tenth National Road Project Agency, Thomas Setiabudi, on Thursday.
The roads will connect districts that are located in the mountain area with areas located on the coast, Thomas said.
The ministry is developing a road that connects Wagete to Timika, and from there it will continue to Paniai, Nabire and Ilaga districts. They will also develop a road from Wamena-Habema-Kenyam that will continue to the Dekai-Oksibil-Iwur-Tanah Merah areas, Thomas
The Papuan people can use several roads that have been connected including Wamena to Mulia, Wamena to Tiom and Nabire to Enarotali.
"Even the road that connects Jayapura and Mamberamo can be used even though it is only connected by a bridge," Thomas said.
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