Another one-way access road into Honiara will be introduced to road users at the Rock Haven Road, starting today. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, the Rock Haven Road one-way access road is expected to address the on-going traffic congestion experienced in Honiara.
The Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID) has said, the quality of maintenance on Honiara roads remain a major concern for development partners who fund the project and the road users.
The new Infrastructure Management Bill 2014 will ensure that infrastructure in the country is properly managed by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, says the Ministry’s Under Secretary Technical.
Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Police Traffic Department will begin a one way trail for the Lekamboli Lane in Honiara. The Lekamboli Lane is more commonly known as the Rock Haven Road.
Motorists, vehicle owners and pedestrians should expect police on Honiara roads as operations to address traffic congestion in the capital begins. Traffic congestions have become a daily hiccup on city streets as vehicle imports continue to increase.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has officially opened the new bailey bridge in China Town. The bridge replaces the old one, destroyed during the April floods this year.
The opposition leader Doctor Derek Sikua suggests the Government implements the proposed 11 bus routes recommended by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development. Mr Sikua says if changes are quickly introduced as expected by the people of Honiara, the 11 bus routes be put on trial.
A professional school teacher, Georgiana Sogote’e has called on responsible authorities to quickly address the issue of short bus routes, saying it is tampering with the country’s future leaders.
Acting Police Commander for Honiara City, Superintendent Simpson Pogeava has called on all drivers in Honiara to always abide by traffic laws. The call came following a fatal traffic accident yesterday morning along the Prince Philip High Way in Honiara, which resulted in one death and three others…
Public servants who commute to work on public buses will be urging their union to request the government to provide them with transport. Public servants who form part of long queues of commuters waiting for buses in Honiara every morning, say they are fed up with the poor bus services.
The Deputy Police Commissioner Walter Kola says flat tyres caused his collision with the post in Honiara – the accident happened in the early hours of Friday last week. Mr Kola made the statement in a letter published in today’s Letters to the Editor column in the Solomon Star newspaper.
The Deputy Police Commissioner, Walter Kola is again the subject of an internal police inquiry after being involved in yet another traffic accident. The accident happened yesterday morning.
Head of the National Disaster Management Council says today’s heavy rains and flash floods are the worst he’s ever witnessed for Honiara. Loti Yates made the statement on national radio today when announcing the NDMO’s evacuation program for people worst hit by today’s heavy torrential rains and…
A local business owner has called on local business houses and responsible authorities to assist erect more sheltered bus and taxi stands along the Honiara streets.
Vehicle owners and drivers in West Guadalcanal are concerned of overcrowdedness issues at the Savo Market in the White River, West Honiara. SIBC News stringer for West Guadalcanal John Toki reports, vehicle owners said people and betel nut markets are overcrowding the area and the close proximity…
A former government worker has questioned why the National Transport Board has not addressed the continuous traffic problems in Honiara. George Kuper said the National Transport Board should create ideas to ease the frequent congestions.
A public bus driver has been fined 1-thousand-5-hundred dollars for careless driving. The 40-year-old man had collided with the a green Mitsubishi Pajero at the Mendana Avenue in Honiara in October last year. The collision caused damage to the Pajero’s windscreen.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Traffic Center in Honiara has recorded a total of 38 traffic accidents since January 1st. Officer in Charge of Traffic Administration, Sergeant Brian Suri Malefo says the traffic unit has registered 38 traffic accidents with only one injury.
