On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, the World Bank Board of Directors approved a new project to improve sustainable rural accessibility and road connectivity in Haiti’s West, South, Southeast, and North departments. The main road sections targeted include National Road 2 (between Les Cayes, Saint-Louis du Sud, and the port of Saint-Louis du Sud), Departmental Route 41 (in the Southeast), and the border road from Ouanaminthe to the Dominican Republic.

"The Haiti Resilient Corridors Project will facilitate connections between affected populations and basic social services, including health, education, and livelihoods," emphasized Raphael Hosty, Minister of Public Works, who thanked the World Bank "for providing us with fundamental support in the construction and rehabilitation of primary and secondary infrastructure to revitalize the local economy.“

The US$80 million Haiti Resilient Corridors Project will restore and modernize critical bridges such as La Digue, Côte-de-Fer, and Mahot, as well as culverts that form the backbone of accessibility for rural communities, while also improving rural roads to create a sustainable and robust road network. It will also strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Public Works to respond to geological and climate risks through the renewal of the stock of emergency bridges.

In addition, the project will invest in the protection and rehabilitation of existing road infrastructure to strengthen the road network’s capacity to withstand the effects of climate change and extreme weather events.” In highly vulnerable urban areas with limited rural access in the South, Nippes, Grand'Anse, and Southeast departments, the project will rehabilitate and modernize 100 kilometers of tertiary and rural road networks, focusing on critical points to improve the robustness and reliability of transportation, especially during the rainy season.

The project will benefit nearly 2.9 million people by providing them with better access to sustainable transportation infrastructure and services. Its implementation is expected to generate 300,000 direct workdays for the local workforce. The project will encourage the inclusion of women in the transportation infrastructure construction workforce by supporting training and certification in the safe and proper use of heavy equipment, as well as training in road construction and maintenance techniques. It will also fund capacity building for the Ministry and construction company staff.

HL/ HaitiLibre