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Meantime in the IF Program there are 5 ongoing projects: 1 Suai - Betano - Beaco Highway, 2 Water Supply in Dato Rua To Tolu, 3 Design, construction and supervision of Suai Supply
Base, 4 Betano Petrochemical, 5 Detailed Survey of LNG Plan in Beaco. One project has been completed: 1 Environmental Study for South Coast for Tasi Mane Program, and one project has
not yet funded: 1 Urban plan of Suai area. The IF budget allocation for projects under the Tasi Mane Program in 2017 is of 49.3 million.
2.14 ROADS PROGRAM
The aim of the Road Program is to support the movement of goods and services as well as to provide connectivity in terms of transportation between districts to various centres of economic
activities. Well-constructed and maintained road system should be resilient to the climate and weather conditions and it`s essential for economic growth, social cohesion and national security.
The Roads Program is one of the strategic and most important IF programs. Total number of
the projects under this Program is 335
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. As a result, since 2011 the Fund has supported
and financed 91 projects. It helped to improve around 20-25 of roads. Today 60 of roads
in Timor-Leste are still in poor condition. According to the SDP, in 2011 around 90 of
national and district roads were in poor or very poor condition. Road projects have strong
economic and social impact because these projects provide access to isolated areas, reduce time and cost of transportation and also create additional jobs during the construction. The current
status of the Program: 231 road projects are on-going, 7 not started and 6 not yet funded, 46 rural projects covered by the Roads for Development Program which was started in 2012.
The IF budget allocation for projects under the Roads Program in 2017 is of 84.926 million.
2.15 BRIDGES PROGRAM
Good and well-maintained bridges are crucial for ensuring reliable access to markets, education and health services and for security and social stability. These are fundamental requirements for
economic and social development which were recognised by the
Government and stated in the Strategic Development Plan 2011 -
2030. Therefore, the construction of new bridges, rehabilitation of
deteriorated bridges and widening of narrow bridges were justified by
high traffic and ranked them as a high priority program in the
allocation of budget from the
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The information regarding the number of road projects under the Program is presented up to October 2016
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Infrastructure Fund. According to the IF Portfolio, there are 26 bridge projects, including 12 projects which have been
completed in previous years Daudere bridge, Belulik, Bukoli, Bazartete bridge, bridge at junction Laclubar and Manehat, Comoro I and II, rehabilitation of Loes and Aisa bridges and others.
Another 7 projects are ongoing Dilor, Taroman, Baer, Lawana in Ermera, construction of Comoro III arch bridge and Comoro III, Mauchiga in Ainaro and 7 bridge projects still have not
started. The IF budget allocation for above projects for Bridges Program in 2017 is of 2.822 million.
2.16 AIRPORTS PROGRAM
Airports and international air travel to and from Timor-Leste are essential for businesses and tourism development. However, the country is lack of airport suitable for international standards
which accepted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO. 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.
Since the establishment of the IF 7 projects
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are being included under this Program and they are comprised
of upgrading and extension of the Nicolau Lobato International Airport
in Dili and regional airports at Maliana, Baucau Suai, and Oecussi.
Of these projects: Rehabilitation of existing Dili, Suai and Oecussi
airports are the implementation stage of civil works. The importance of
these projects for Timor-Leste is very
high because the annual airport passenger traffic more than 200.000 passengers according to 2015 statistic data.
The IF budget allocation for projects under the Airports Program in 2017 is of 16.377 million.
2.17 PORTS PROGRAM
Development of ports is a strategic program to support economic growth and local industry, export-import activities that require fast and reliable freight services. Currently, only Dili port is
serving all shipments in Timor-Leste. And port’s capacity is not sufficient for future. Moreover, the regional ports are also in poor condition
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. The SDP targets the relocation of the main port of Dili to Tibar Bay and the restoration of the regional ports and harbours to fit-for-purpose.
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This excludes Rehabilitation and Expansion of Suai Airport which is in the Tasi Mane Program.
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