Fiji

FIJI Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
Western
F$29.9
Northern
F$32.9
Central
F$14.4
Eastern
F$49.9
Western
Northern
Eastern
Central
Figure 25: Damage to the Transport Sector by Division (F$ million)
Source: Estimations by Assessment Team
Land Transport: Damaged land transport assets include: roads; bridge approaches, which undermine the structural
integrity of bridges; bridges and crossings; seawalls; and associated structures, such as bus shelters, signs, traffic signals
and streetlights. A large proportion of this damage is due to seawall erosion caused by the cyclone in affected areas in
the Eastern and Northern Divisions, particularly on Koro, Ovalau and Taveuni Islands. In addition, accumulation of debris
caused widespread damage and washouts to bridges, crossing structures and their approaches, with the majority of these
waterway damage sustained on Viti Levu in both the Central and Western Divisions, and in Taveuni in the Northern Division.
The overall extent of the damage to roads may not be fully evident for some time, as water may have penetrated the surface
and affected the base and sub-base courses, which could eventually cause some roadway sections to subside.
Maritime Transport: Maritime transport assets damaged by TC Winston include rural jetties, navigation aids, channel
markers, lighthouses and international ports, including the associated port terminal buildings. Rural jetties accounted for
the largest proportion of damage in the subsector, particularly the Lomaloma jetty at Vanua Balavu in the Eastern Division,
which became inaccessible due to severe causeway damage near the jetty head and will require significant rehabilitation.
Damage to rural jetties was a result of king tides and heavy swells that mostly eroded the causeway structures.
Aviation: Damaged aviation subsector assets include runways, terminal buildings and security fences at the Nadi, Taveuni
and Savusavu airports. Debris on the runways was cleared following the cyclone.
Figure 26: Damage Sites in the Central, Western and
Eastern Divisions
Source: Assessment Team.
Figure 27: Damage Sites in the Northern and Eastern
Divisions
Source: Assessment Team.
Losses to the Transport Sector (F$2 million)
Total losses sustained by the transport sector are estimated at F$2.4 million, with the majority of recorded losses incurred
in the land and maritime subsectors.
Land Transport: Total losses sustained to land transport are estimated at F$2.4 million. Losses relate mainly to higher
vehicle operating costs and passenger travel times along key national corridors, which were disconnected due to the
presence of debris on roads, or bridge washouts and approach scouring. In particular, trip durations increased significantly
between Suva-Nadi, Nadi-Lautoka, Lautoka-Rakiraki, Rakiraki-Suva and Labasa-Savusavu, and even doubled along
selected sections of roads. The Nadi-Suva and Labasa-Savusavu corridors required up to a week from the disaster to
restore normal connectivity, while the remaining sections took up to three weeks.
80 Tropical Cyclone Winston, February 20, 2016