1. 2014 FINAL QUARTER
BUDGET REVIEW,
LAGUNA HOTEL,
NCD
Presented by:
Kingsford Kassen
PROVINCIAL WORKS MANAGER
MOROBE PROVINCE
DEPARTMENT OF
WORKS
Morobe Provincial Office

2.  Morobe Province has a Total Land Area of 33, 525
km2
 Total estimated Population in Morobe Province is
about 539, 404.
 The population occupies a total area of 11, 708 km2
 National Road in Morobe Province has a total length
of 328.607 km
 Provincial /Minor Roads has a total length of 505 km &
146.439km captured in RAMS
BACKGROUND

4. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
23.293km of Lae City Roads completed.
8.0km of Unitech Roads fully sealed.
10km of Bukawa Road Re-gravelled
12km of New Kumalu Bypass Road fully completed
60km of Menyama-Aseki Road maintained
7.5km of Wau Highway Road widening complete under TSSP
130.89km of Highlands Highway maintained under TSSP
32.5km of Ramu Highway maintained under TSSP
Construction of Mongi & Buming Bridge, Finschafen District
Maintenance of Mape Ring Road (30km), Finschafen District
Maintenance of Kasuka-Tinibi (13km), Nawaeb District

5. SUMMARY OF FUNDINGS
Development Budget:
Total CFC issued: K 188, 517, 130.00
Total Expenditure to-date: K186, 613, 841.37
Balance to-be Committed: K 1, 903, 288.63
Trust Accounts:
Total CFC issued: K 38, 740, 520.00
Total Expenditure to-date: K 30, 747, 656.00
Balance to-be Committed: K 7, 992, 898.00
Donor Funded Projects: (TSSP)
Total CFC issued: K 34, 402, 220.00
Total Expenditure to-date: K 19, 037, 503.00
Balance to-be Committed: K 11, 534, 064.53

6. PROGRESS SUMMARY
FUNDING AGENCY TOTAL FUNDING
ALLOCATED
(PGK)
ROAD
LENGTH
MAINTAINED
(KM)
CROSS DRAINAGE
STRUCTURES
MAINTATINED
(NO.)
GoPNG (DEVELOPMENT) 186, 613, 841.37 313.00 • 4 x Bridges
• 2 x Culverts (Multi-
plate)
GoPNG (TRUST ACCOUNTS) 30, 747, 656.00 161.00 • 2 x Bridges
TSSP (AUSAID) 19, 037, 503.00 230.00 • 538 x Culverts
• 3 x Bridges
Total 251, 763, 717.37 704.00 • 7 x Bridges
• 540 Culverts
 Expenditure Rate for Morobe Province this Quarter (4th) K59.5
million/month
 Progress Rate is at K357, 618.92/km

7. PROJECT STATUS REPORTS
National Road Maintenance
Works
National Bridge Maintenance
Works
AusAID Funded Projects – TSSP
Specific Maintenance Works
Emergency Maintenance Works

8. NEW PLANNED PROJECTS
Bukawa Road Pilot Project – (Capacity Building Project)
Lae City Roads Stage 4
Wau Highway Minor Works – TSSP
Ramu Highway Minor Works – TSSP
Highlands Highway Minor Works – TSSP
Highlands Highway Major Drainage Works – TSSP
Highlands Highway Rehabilitation Works – 10km (GoPNG)
Highlands Highway Pavement Investigation
Wau Highway Major Works – Patep Bridge to Mumeng Bridge
Erap – Boana Road – World Bank

9. NEW PLANNED PROJECTS
Wawin National High School Roads
Buimo CIS Roads
NARI Roads
Taraka Police Barracks Roads
Telikom College Roads
Bulolo Town Roads
Wau Town Roads

10. ISSUES AND CONSTRAINTS
No Supervision funds for TSSP Projects in 3rd & 4th Qtr
Wau Highway Section from Markham Bridge to Bulolo
EoS under NRA in bad state
Four (4) Lane Project needs proper advise
Delay in Procuring of Projects result in Variation & EoT
(Kuranga-Wau Project & Patep Bridge –Mumeng Bridge)
In-house/Country Training of new Graduate Engineers
Outstanding Payments for Specific Maintenance on Wau
Highway (NR008)
Insufficient budget allocation for Lae City Roads.
Casual Project Engineers need to be on Concept Payroll

11. HIGHLIGHTS OF MOROBE
PROVINCE

12. ASASUMBA!