Transport in East Timor

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A Baucau–Dili bus on National Highway 1, 2018

In East Timor, transportation is reduced due to the nation's poverty, poor transportation infrastructure, and sparse communications networks. The general condition of the roads is inadequate, and telephone and Internet capabilities are still limited, especially in the countryside. The country has six airports, one of which has commercial and international flights. There are no railroads in East Timor.[1]

Railways[]

There are no railways in East Timor. However, a master plan for a 500 km long electrified double-track railway was proposed in 2012, with a central line from Bobonaro to Los Palos, a western corridor from Dili to Betano and an eastern corridor from Baucau to .[2]

Roadways[]

East Timor has a road network of 6,041 km, of which about 2,600 km of roads are paved, and about 3,440 km are unpaved. The road network includes a network of national highways numbered A01 to A14.[3]

In a 2015 survey reported by the World Bank, 57% of the rural roads were rated either bad or poor.

In October 2016, the East Timorese government symbolically launched a rehabilitation project for the Dili–Manatuto–Baucau road. Construction was to be undertaken in two sections, Dili–Manatuto, and Manatuto–Baucau, in each case by a Chinese construction company. The project was financed by the General State Budget, and also from a loan fund from the Japanese government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It was due to be completed in mid-2019.[2]

Bridges[]

CPLP Bridge during the dry season in 2019
CPLP Bridge during the dry season in 2019
Bridges in Dili

Two road bridges over the Comoro River link central Dili with the west side of the city, including the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport and the  [de] port, which as at early 2022 was due to start operations later that year. The more important of these two bridges is the CPLP Bridge; its alternative, approximately 800 m (2,600 ft) to its south, is the Hinode Bridge.[4]

At the north eastern corner of central Dili, the B. J. Habibie Bridge spans the  [de], and connects central Dili with the eastern waterfront of the  [de].[5]

Noefefan Bridge

This bridge, also known as the Tono Bridge, was inaugurated in 2017 as part of the ZEESM TL project in Oecusse.

Ports and harbors[]

General cargo ship ANL Timor Trader being unloaded at Dili, 2018

Merchant marine[]

total
  • 1
ships by type

passenger/cargo 1 (2010)

Airports[]

See also: List of airports in East Timor

The Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili is the main international airport. Commercial scheduled service is also provided at Suai Airport. Local airports include Baucau Airport, Oecusse Airport, and Viqueque Airport.

Heliports[]

8 (2012)

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ricardo Nunes: East-Timor Rail Master Plan. Presented by Lafaek Besi Lda, Development Company, Dilii, Timor-Leste in May 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Ministry of Public Works rehabilitates the Dili-Manatuto-Baucau road". Government of Timor-Leste. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ "2.3 Timor-Leste Road Network - Logistics Capacity Assessment - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments". dlca.logcluster.org. World Food Programme. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Opening Ceremony of "Hinode Bridge"". Japan International Cooperation Agency. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ coilNEWS (29 August 2019). "Foto: Peresmian Jembatan BJ Habibie di Dili, Timor Leste" [Photo: Inauguration of the BJ Habibie Bridge in Dili, Timor Leste]. kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 January 2022.


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