This week, Palau’s motor traffic has been extraordinarily long and slow, particularly during rush hours in the morning and late afternoon. This is due to ongoing Koror-Airai Road Resurfacing project funded by COFA CIP funds. Yesterday late afternoon until about 8pm last night, the traffic was backed up from Sea Passion Hotel in Malakal to […]
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Road rehab negotiations concluded
The Bureau of Public Works (BPW) concluded negotiations with Surangel & Sons Construction Company (SSCC) for the Koror-Airai Road Rehabilitation project funded by Compact of Free Association Infrastructure Funds. The project is divided into four packages where Package A is Airport Intersection to Airai Water Treatment Plant, Package B is T-Dock Intersection to Ice Box […]
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Construction boom in Palau to spur economic growth
A construction boom in Palau is seen as driving economic growth for 2019 despite a slight tourism slump in 2018, according to next fiscal year’s economic outlook. The 2019 economic outlook, which was submitted with the proposed Fiscal year 2019 spending package, stated that next year’s economic development is expected to be “favorable,” projecting an […]
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Alonz urges public to be patient, says flagmen worry about disobedient motorists
Public Safety Director Aloysius Alonz urges the public to be patient about the on-going road constructions in the main highway in Koror that cause traffic congestion, saying that flagmen holding the go-and-stop signs expressed concern about motorists who ignored the signs. “Everybody is in a hurry but we have to be aware of the road […]