The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) wishes to clarify that East Honiara’s selected sealed roads are ongoing contracts, and crews engaged for road lots are continuing their specific and routine maintenance works.
“The current contractors were retained from last year’s agreements and are diligently continuing their tasks as stipulated in their contracts.
“We are closely monitoring their performance and providing ongoing supervision to ensure that the maintenance of these vital roadways is of quality and long-lasting.”
Only unsealed lots are yet to be awarded and are before the ministry’s tender board for deliberation before contracts are awarded.
“We comprehend the deteriorating state of some of our unsealed roads and drainage systems and assure East Honiara communities that our team is working around the clock with stakeholders to address it,” MID re-emphasised.
Community Access and Urban Services Enhancement (CAUSE II) Project has also identified a road section, drainage and bridge in component 1 of their infrastructure upgrades for east Honiara.
Additionally, the road rehabilitation segment of the Land and Maritime Connectivity Project (LMCP), which extends 31.7 km from Henderson Airport to Mberande Bridge, is nearing completion, with only a few kilometres left to finish. The final touches will involve the installation of road signs and markings.
The table below details the contractors and their designated roads for sealed and unsealed lots and maintenance and the CAUSE II project pre-identified work sites.
| Lot | Road details | Contractor | |
Sealed Roads | |||
| Rehabilitation of the old Henderson road and perimeter roads | Lungga Payless Shop to Cross Road roundabout | Ropiko Enterprises Construction | |
| Routine maintenance of Vura, Naha and Kola ridge road | Vura- Kola to St Barnabas, Naha Road | EMCO Pacific | |
| Honiara Hwy. Lot 1 – RM incl. specific works (Henderson to SINU Kukum) | Henderson- SINU Kukum | EMCO Pacific | |
| Honiara Hwy. Lot 2 – RM of Honiara Highway incl. specific works | Vura Junction to White River Bridge SINU Kukum- White River Bridge | SSS Construction | |
| Specific and Routine Maintenance of East Honiara Selected sealed roads Lot 1 | Betikama Road, KG VI Road, Ranadi Road, SINU Panatina Campus Road, Tanakake Road, Panatina Ridge Road, Marine School Road, Woodford School Road | Xiao Construction | |
| Specific and Routine Maintenance of East Honiara Selected sealed roads Lot 2 | Gilbert Camp Road, Mt Austin Road, Kombevatu Road, East Kola GG Road, Mbua Valley Road, Kukum Bahai Back-Road | Capitol Construction | |
Unsealed Roads | |||
| Specific Maintenance of East Honiara unsealed Roads Lot 1 | Zioke Road, Ranadi Crescent, Panatina Campus, Jackson Ridge Road (R558), Mbaranamba Road | Set for deliberation by Ministerial Tender Board (MTB) | |
| Specific Maintenance of East Honiara unsealed Roads Lot 2 | Gilbert Camp Road (Kobito Loop), April Ridge Road, Gilbert Camp 2 Road, Gilbert Camp 3 Road, Firehouse Road | Set for deliberation by Ministerial Tender Board (MTB) | |
CAUSE II Project (Pre-identified sites) | |||
| Sun Valley R969 Road | Work set to commence by April 2026 | ||
| Vura Road Drainage Rehabilitation | Rehabilitating the Vura Road Drainage System (work expected October 2025) | ||
| Kobito Road Bridge | To commenced on October 2025 | ||
– MID
