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Highlands Highway

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worldrecordtour09:14 UTC30 May 2010

Hello Everybody,
Has anybody driven recently the Highlands Highway from Mount Hagen via Mendi to Lake Kopiago? How is its condition? Or is better to drive the Northern part through Wabag towards Porgera? Is the long planned sideroad from Mendi to Kikori now finished?
Thanks for some information: Emil

pngthoughts10:08 UTC14 Jun 2010

Road from Hagen to Mendi to Tari is still the main route and regular PMV's travel it. It's a LONG journey though. Road to Kopiago from Tari is still open too but not sure exactly how much public transport travels on it. MAF fly on a Thursday from Hagen to Tari for 280 Kina.

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