BUTARITARI, October 16, 2026 (BPA NEWS) — The Butaritari Road Upgrading and Reconstruction Project has reached 85 percent completion, bringing the northern Kiribati island closer to having a fully upgraded 34-kilometre road network.

The project, being carried out by China Railway First Group (CRFG), involves upgrading and reconstructing the road from Ukiangang to Kuuma, with a six-metre-wide concrete surface designed to improve transport and connectivity across the island.

Construction began in October 2024, with the entire road network being built using 10-centimetre-thick cement concrete.

One of the project’s major components is the 942-metre Nan Teibo Causeway, which links Tanimaiku and Keuea villages. The causeway includes an eight-metre-high bridge built in the middle of the structure.

CRFG engineer An Lin told BPA News the project employs 180 local workers and is expected to be completed by the end of this year or early next year.

Once completed, the upgraded road network is expected to improve movement between villages and provide better access for Butaritari residents, while the causeway will strengthen the connection between Tanimainiku and Keuea villages.

85% E a Tia ni Kawain Butaritari

BUTARITARI, October 16, 2026 (BPA NEWS) — E a tia te karikirake n te karao kawai iaon Butaritari ae te Butaritari Road Upgrading and Reconstruction Project n tia 85 te katebubua mai iai, ike e a uota aban meang aio ni kaaniia nakon tian kawaina ae 34 te kiromita abwakina.

Kanoan te karikirake aio are e kateaki iroun te kambwana ae te China Railway First Group (CFRG) bon karaoan ao katamaroan te kawai mai Ukiangang nako Kuuma, ma raababan aona  te timanti ae 6 te miita.

E moanaki karaoan te kawai aio inanon Okitobwa 2024 ao ni kateaki rabwatana ni kabane n te timanti ae 10 te tientemiita matenna.

Teuana mwakoron te karikirake aio ae moan te bubura karaoana bon Nan Teibo Kotiweei ae 942 te miita abwakina are e tomai kaawa aika Tanimainiku ao Keuea.

E taku te intinia n te CRFG ae An Lin nakon BPA News bwa e nakon 180 kain te aba aika a kammwakuraki n te karikirake aio ao e katautauaki bwa e na tia ke ni bobonga raoi n raa banen te ririki aio ke moan te ririki ae e na roko.

Ngkana e tia ao e kantaningaki te karao kawai aio bwa e na katamaroa te mwamwananga imarenan kaawa ao taan maeka iaon Butaritari ao e na ibuobuoki te kotiweei ni kakorakora te reitaki imarenan kaawa aika Tanimainiku ao Keuea.