The Australia Government aid agency, AUSAid, is to spend about 250 million US dollars over the next four years maintaining and upgrading of key highways, ports and airports in Papua New Guinea.
The Transport Sector Support Programme will combine development projects in the road, maritime and air sectors under one umbrella programme.
AUSAid says the maintenance of essential public infrastructure is a key ingredient to sustain economic growth and reduce poverty.
It says transport infrastructure is especially important, because it provides crucial access to services and markets in rural areas for many Papua New Guineans.
The programme will help rural communities to more easily reach markets via the continued maintenance of 4,000 kilometres of priority national roads and ultimately the entire PNG national road network.
