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Implementation and management of the Airport project, on the basis of agreement between the Ministry of Petroleum and Ministry of Transport and Communication, starting from 2015 the
project is transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Communication. To ensure the project implementation in 2015, a total budget of 13.0 million is required. The remaining projects were
under procurement stage and works may commence in 2015 and will require 2.0 million while 0.2 million has been allocated for the design of Water Supply in Dato Rua and DatoTolu in
2015. Of the total initial budget allocation, due to low execution of the program, CAFI approved a
reduction of 24.5 million and transferred to other IF programs in need of funds. Therefore, 0f the remaining budget of 21.8 million, 21.7 million has been disbursed by December 2014.
In summary, the Tasi Mane projects in 2015 require 35.1 million.
4.2.15. Roads Program
The road development strategy aims to support this program and provide good connectivity in terms of transport between districts and various centers of economic activities by ensuring the
existence of roads resistant to weather conditions that ensure the connection to the currently isolated areas and to improve accessibility between rural areas and major cities of the country.
Reliable roads which are in good condition are essential to economic growth, social cohesion and national security, where the high priority given by the government to road investment,
justifying the high amounts allocated to road projects in the Infrastructure Fund budget. Road transportation dominates the supply of facilities for the movement of goods and people in
Timor-Leste and recent traffic surveys indicate strong growth in traffic volumes of over 15 for motorcycles and over 10 for total motorized traffic in recent years. However, the condition of
the road network had deteriorated severely over the decade up to 2011 when the Infrastructure Fund was established leading to slow travel speeds, high transport costs and long travel times.
The impact of which has been higher prices of delivered goods and services and constraints on development, particularly in the regions.
The initial IF budget was 49.9 million for the implementation of 55 projects in 2014 and the budget was increased to 58.6 million. This excludes the additional funding of 26.0 million
available from external loans. In 2015, a budget for roads has been allocated in the amount of 54.8 million, including 29.0
million in GoTL counterpart funding for the four loans funded projects plus 70 million from external loans. However, this allocated budget was later reduced by 10.0 million during the
budget rectification in March 2015 that was taken from various projects within the road program including the government counterpart funding for projects that were still in their procurement
stages. Therefore, the final budget allocation for road program in 2015 was reset to 44.8 million.
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4.2.16. Bridges Program
Good and well-maintained bridges are crucial for ensuring reliable access to markets, education and health services and for sustaining security and social stability. These are fundamental
requirements for economic and social development as recognised by the Government in the Strategic Development Plan. Therefore, the construction of new bridges, rehabilitation of
deteriorated bridges and widening of narrow bridges was justified by high traffic that ranked it as a high priority in the allocation of funds from the Infrastructure Fund.
The IF bridge program commenced in 2011 with seven bridge projects of which two have been completed and all payments settled. Subsequent additions have resulted in a further four new
bridges being completed and by end-2014, nine bridges were under construction or completed but with retention payments outstanding. The budget allocations for bridges over this period
increased from 5.5 million to 18.7
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million in 2014 but the latter was reduced to 11.7 million through virements and the deferment of two projects in order to transfer funds from slow
progressing projects to projects requiring additional funds. Disbursements for the four projects will be completed in 2014 leaving 12 on-going projects
requiring funds in 2015. To fund their progress in 2015, 11.3 million will be required.
4.2.17. Airports Program
International air travel to and from Timor-Leste is essential for the development of business and tourism. However the country lacks an airport of international standards and which meets
International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO standards. Domestic aviation services are limited to chartered fixed wing aircraft and helicopter services and the airfields served are
inadequate to handle larger aircraft and more intensive services. On establishment of the IF seven projects
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to rehabilitate Timor-Leste’s airports were in this program and comprised upgrading and extension of Nicloau Lobato International Airport in Dili
and regional airports at Maliana, Baucau and Oecussi. Of these only Overlaying the Runway at the Nicolao Lobato International Airport has been implemented and Rehabilitation and
Upgrading of Oecussi Airport has been transferred to the Oecussi Development Program. In 2014, the approve budget for the Airport program totals 5.6 million but latter this was
reduced to 0.2 million, through virements as approved by CAFI in order to transfer funds from slow progressing projects to projects requiring additional funds. No projects in the regional
airports program have commenced. In 2015, the focus is shifted to Suai Airport with 13.0 million allocation and 1.0 million for
detail design, studies and 5.0 millions for rehabilitation of the Dili Airport runway. However, during the budget rectification in March 2015, the total amount of 5.0 million was reduced
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Excluding Tono Bridge which was transferred to the Oecusse program.
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This excludes Rehabilitation and Expansion of SuaiAirport which is in the Tasi Mane Program.
