Pothole patching crews have been deployed by the Fiji Roads Authority to deal with repairing the poor road conditions that is now becoming much more visible after the long rainy days being experienced around the country.
FRA Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Moore says 16 pothole patching crews have been dispatched but weather conditions have been making it difficult to carry out works.
FRA CEO Jonathan Moore
Moore says they have instructed these works to manage the risk of safety hazards to the public.
He says all of the FRA road resources are deployed throughout the country to work on emergency conditions and provide safe access during this period of intense and sustained rainfall.
FRA pothole patching crews have been deployed throughout the country to work on emergency conditions and provide safe access during this period of intense and sustained rainfall
Moore says once the workers are freed from these duties they will return to their full‑width structural rehabilitation work.
He says in the meantime they will continue to deploy their teams wherever needed to provide safe conditions.
Meanwhile, Kings Highway at Malabe in Tailevu is now open to a single lane after a landslide there yesterday.
Kings Highway at Malabe in Tailevu [Photo: Fiji Roads Authority]
The Fiji Roads Authority says drivers should be vigilant of further increase in risk of landslides due to saturated ground conditions in hillside terrain.
The FRA is closely monitoring the situation.
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