Road maintenance works have resumed across key feeder roads in Bulolo District of Morobe province as authorities push to improve access for rural communities following the wet season.

The Bulolo District Road Maintenance Project (BDRMP), led by the district works unit with support from local contractor RJ Construction, has begun patrol grading along the feeder road linking wards one, two and three in Buang Local Level Government (LLG). 

The stretch from Mambumb village through Wagau to Bugiau is considered a vital transport link for villagers and small businesses.

According to the BDRMP team, the road enables farmers to transport fresh produce and coffee to markets by connecting to the Buang back road, which links to Lae.

It also provides essential access to Buang High School, Wagau Junior High School and the Wagau Community Health Post, which serves a catchment population of more than 5,000 people.

Bulolo MP, Sam Basil Jr. confirmed that similar maintenance works are underway across the district. He said the district works unit recently completed diversion works at Snake River in lower Buang, placing the section under a bridge to allow smoother and safer crossings for PMV trucks servicing lower and middle Buang communities.

The team has also completed patrol grading of the Manga Ring Road, improving travel conditions for residents in wards 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. Plans are in place to reopen access into ward 19 in Buang in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, another BDRMP team has been deployed to the Kumalu area in middle Mumeng to reopen a feeder road connecting three wards to the Bulolo National Highway.

District officials confirmed that the current road maintenance program began in 2024 and remains ongoing, with the sealing of more than 12 kilometres of the Buang Back Road standing out as one of the project’s signature achievements.