Page 1 Chapter 1 General 1.1 Project Name Fiji Buca Bay Road Upgrading project 1.2 The project introduction and proposed scope The road is located in Vanualevu Island , about 30 km apart form the Savusavu City. The starting point is 22+306,terminal point is 52+306（ NAVONU） ,this is a coastal road. The road bed is constructed, pavement is gravel and with a width of about 6m, in some sections is 4-5m. The key scope of works includes: widening the both sides of the roadbed, excavate part of the road cutting to ensure the slope to meet the requirements, excavate the drainage, refit the pavement, drainage, culvert and bridge. The base and subbase of pavement, surface double asphalt treatment. The existing structures: 8 bridges, 2 of which with a length of 24m,the other is about 12m. The bridge and culvert need to reconstruction. The existing structure can not meet the requirement of the newly built standard. 1.3 The background of the project This is an Asian development bank loan project. Maunsell limited has made a feasibility study for it in May 2006, but due to many factors, the project was terminated. This is a important road connected the SAWUSAWU and the around cities, it is close to the sea, so the travel resource is very rich. The pavement is made of gravel, the bridge is single lane, some of the bridges has reached the designed life time need to repair. The gravel pavement caused so much dust that pollute the environment and increase the wear and tear. Some of the road is to narrow that easy to cause accidents. 1.4 The general information of the employer’s country 1.4.1 General information Fiji is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of To...
