The construction of a 30 kilometre road on the Vanuatu island of Tanna has been completed.
The main road through Lenakel, the largest town on the Vanuatu island of Tanna in early 2016. The road has been replaced by a sealed highway, built by a Chinese firm. Photo: RNZI / Jamie Tahana
The road, and another on Malekula, was funded by a US$50 million loan from China's Exim bank in 2015.
It runs from the island's airport, through the main town Lenakel, as far as Greenpoint, replacing a rough dirt track with a two-lane sealed road.
The Daily Post reports the government is considering a second phase of the project.
The compound for workers and equipment building the road on Tanna, Vanuatu. Photo: RNZ / Jamie Tahana