PORT VILA, 17th June 2025 – The Vanuatu Government fully understands the frustrations people have over the conditions of the roads in the Capital but stresses that it is highly imperative that relevant authorities follow due processes to ensure that the road conditions are fixed to last.
The experience is that most sealing works have not been carried out correctly in the past, costing the country lots of money to continuously patch, only for those patching work to come off during severe weather conditions. The Government, through the Ministry of Infrastructure cannot continue the same approach.
However, as seen from this map (attached), the roads marked (light green) within the CBD are under tender, while the ones marked yellow are being prepared for tendering in July.
The Government is also urging everyone to bear with PWD as they have been undergoing vital training on how to properly carry out sealing works. Under current planning schedule, PWD will be fixing the roads outside of the CBD areas.
The Government also wishes to reiterate that fixing the roads within the town areas cannot be done without first fixing the drainage and key components of a modern road network. Such a task requires proper planning and design.
Additionally, in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the rebuilding of Port Vila is currently being discussed through a consultative process – with the public being invited to provide their feedbacks and suggestions on how to improve the town overall look and experience.
Through this participatory approach, the Government hopes to rebuild Port Vila City back better and stronger.
Meanwhile, the Government has ordered more equipment and machinery to help them address the road conditions in and around Port Vila. This is what resilience building is all about.