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The current Highland Highway is in poor condition, with numerous potholes, as well as dangerous stretches with steep gradients and sharp curves along its 700km length. Improving road access to the area would allow greater economic development in the Highlands, as well as boosting the country’s GDP as a whole.
Further plans for road development works are also being drawn up in Papua New Guinea. The Highlands Region Road Improvement Investment Programme (HRRIIP) is working on a programme of works that will see 2,500km of the most important routes, including the Highlands Highway, that will be improved. And the World Bank, the