HONIARA, Solomon Islands --- The completion of the North Malaita phase of the Solomon Islands Second Road Improvement Project (SIRIP2) marks the end of the final phase of the project that has reconnected local communities to clinics, markets and schools across six provinces in Solomon Islands.
A key aspect of the North Malaita subproject was to strengthen transport links to better withstand extreme weather in the future, a process known as “climate-proofing.” This included building nine major water crossings with culverts to assist with drainage during higher-level floods and allow the passage of river debris, rehabilitating 14 kilometers of unsealed gravel road, and raising road surfaces where the water table is high. Some 3,000 metres of coastal road vulnerable to king tides and storms was also climate-proofed.
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Source: Islands Business