The Project will improve Papua New Guinea's (PNG) two-lane national road network by replacing narrow temporary modular steel (or Bailey) and other deteriorated bridges with permanent two-lane structures. The reusable Bailey bridges will be reassembled on rural roads to improve. EIB Global has invested about $50 million to construct bridges, enhancing connectivity and safety across the rural road networks of East Sepik and Madang provinces. A €3 million technical assistance grant from the Cotonou Investment Facility supported implementation. One of Papua New Guinea's modern climate-resistant bridges. Credit: European Investment Bank The new bridges are modern, double-lane permanent. Nine climate-resilient bridges —three in East Sepik Province and six in Madang Province which were financed by a $50 million investment in Papua New Guinea's infrastructure by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Global's — have all been completed within budget, meeting high standards through-out the. The Bougainville Island is located on the east side of the Papua New Guinea Main Island, and also the biggest island in the Solomon Islands. Commissioned by Turra Holdings Limited, a joint venture between Laba Holdings Ltd and Hides Gas Development Company Ltd, the bridge replaces an aging timber.