More roads built in E. Timor

More roads built in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor: The ministry of public works has built 1,035
kilometers of roads in the 13 regencies across the youngest
province over the past five years, an official said yesterday.

The roads are only 35 percent of the total 3,452 kilometers to
be built by 1999, chief of the local public works office
Soemarjono said.

"Most of the road projects are in the southern part of East
Timor and meant to improve land transportation with East Nusa
Tenggara," he told Antara.

He said the road projects were vital for the economic
development in the former Portuguese colony. (pan)