Building resilient infrastructure and an environment for economic opportunity is one of the strategic objectives of the Government of Australia’s Vanuatu aid program. Australia’s major infrastructure investment, the Roads for Development Program (R4D) and its predecessor, the Vanuatu Transport Sector Support Program (VTSSP) have supported improved economic growth and service delivery in rural areas through increased access to a better-maintained, affordable and integrated transport network.

The next phase of support, Roads for Development Phase 2 (R4D2) will continue to support the development of the road subsector in Vanuatu, plus selective innovative and catalytic economic infrastructure support. R4D2 will be a five year program, with funding of approximately AUD20 million through this contract.