Context Aceh

Welcome to the Aceh Road/Bridge Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Project. Aceh is undergoing a major transformation brought on by the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and subsequent end of a 30 year armed conflict. To better understand the project to rebuild the national highway on the west coast of Aceh, first find out how our project fits into the big picture of this region.
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Human Interest

It Takes Team To Build A Road

To build the Banda Aceh - Calang road, teamwork among engineer, environmental team and outreach team is essentially needed.
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Gallery

Visit our photo gallery to see more of the project and scenes from Aceh. New photos were just posted, please check Gallery in Last Added section.

Glossary

Understand the terminology of the Aceh Road/Bridge Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Project
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Stakeholder Updates

USAID Banda Aceh to Calang Road/Bridges Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Project Stakeholder Update

Final Web Message

By
Project Team Leader
Roy R. Ventura, Jr., P.E.

Saddle – Looking to Indian Ocean

At approximately six years from the time extreme efforts were begun to relieve the community of Banda Aceh from the pains of a horrendous disaster we are writing the final review of the signature National Highway Project conceived by the United States Government to facilitate recovery from the unprecedented earthquake and tsunami devastating the region.
The results have been remarkable, and those who have followed this site have been witness to the creation of a facility which has dramatically strengthened the recovery process. As one might note the transformation has not been instantaneous, and it has not been without great travail.

MOU Signing

U.S. and Indonesia Sign MOU for Reconstruction. more

Building The Road

The 2004 tsunami mounted devastation upon a region that had already suffered thirty years of armed conflict. The USAID funded Aceh Road/Bridge Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Project Team is therefore working in an environment of limited infrastructure on every level; physical, economic, governmental and social.
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