Overview

Chinese government grants 70 million Kina for 8.5km Poreporena Freeway Rehabilitation Project in Papua New Guinea (Linked to Record ID#63121)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$21,406,796

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•Papua New GuineaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Papua New GuineaSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

Start (actual): Apr 1, 2018

End (actual): Oct 1, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The project upgraded the section of the Poreporena Freeway between Stanley Esplanade to Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. More detailed locational data can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=-9.47522%2C147.15145%3B-9.45144%2C147.19488#map=15/-9.4502/147.2050

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Papua New Guinea

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

Fourth Harbour Design Institute (FHDI)

State-owned companies

China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. (CHEC)

Loan desecription

Chinese government grants 70 million Kina for 8.5km Poreporena Freeway Rehabilitation Project in Papua New Guinea (Linked to Record ID#63121)

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2018, The Chinese government granted 70 million Kina for the Poreporena Freeway Rehabilitation Project or Airport Expressway, which is part of the “两条路”项目 (also known as the Two Roads Project or the APEC Roads Project). The two roads project includes the construction of Independence Boulevard and Poreporena Freeway in time for Papua New Guinea to host the 2018 APEC meeting. The section of the Poreporena road being resealed is from the Stanley Esplanade to Jackson's International Airport. (source: A Road of Friendship for the APEC Dream). China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. was the general contractor (source: Highways, schools, and medical aid: How China is helping Papua New Guinea's development). This road was upgraded to prepare for the upcoming APEC conference. The road began resealing on April 1st, 2018, and was fully re-opened to public usage on October 1st, 2018. This road was upgraded to prepare for the upcoming APEC conference. The work on Independence Boulevard as part of the Two Roads Project is captured in Record ID#63121.