Indonesia, Dec. 3 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to construct approximately 72 kilometers of disaster-resilient roads along the southern coast of Java, Indonesia, improving connectivity and spurring economic development in the island's southern regions.The Trans South-South Java Road Project will upgrade the existing narrow dirt road with missing links that currently requires an eight-hour journey between rural agricultural areas in Jember and Banyuwangi regencies in East Java Province. The new roads will connect these communities to economic centers and markets, reducing travel time to about two hours and improving access to services, education, and economic opportunities. The project employs climate c...