Fiji Roads Authority chief executive officer Kamal Prasad says between $75 million and $100m worth of roads in the country are deteriorated.
He said bringing them back to some level of service would require anywhere between $10m or $15m.
“And that’s what we have got in our budget at the moment,” he said at a press conference last Wednesday.
“In this round of rainy season that started in December, the majority of our unsealed roads have been badly impacted and some sealed roads too.
“We did a little bit of work in Suva and we are moving out to Nausori towards Lami and also to the Queens Rd along Mango Bay Resort.
“And from Yako Village in Nadi, going towards Lautoka, the sealed roads are also deteriorated.”
Mr Prasad said rehabilitation work would begin once the weather was favourable.
“It’s part of our program and as soon as rain goes away we will start upgrading them similar to what we have done in Suva.
“Similarly, inside Nadi Town there’s a few road maintenance works left and some in Lautoka.
“So this is a continuous operation of routine and periodic maintenance.”
