It is not just a road, it is our channel of development over the past, now and into the future, this is how the late Sir Julius Chan described the Boluminski Highway during its opening in 2019. As he made his last journey down the Highway he travelled back and forth throughout his life his people along the Highway stood in numbers of men, women, children all came to pay their last respects and bid him farewell. Late Sir Julius once described the Boluminski Highway as the backbone of New Ireland but as the Boluminski Highway he too was the backbone of New Ireland and the Pride of New Ireland. During his final journey down the highway on Wednesday, his people decorated the entire highway for their great leader to travel through. His people dressed in black with their traditional attire and their famous shell money (mis) around their necks and sung in their mother Tongue to bid their son, brother, father, uncle, grandfather, friend and their great leader goodbye. Women wipe as men sung traditional songs to mourn, school students all dressed up in their uniforms and waved the New Ireland and PNG flag as the vehicle carrying the casket pass them along the highway. As Sir Julius made his final stop at Sentral New Ireland, he was welcomed with a traditional dance by women and men and Maimais (Chiefs) who sang and waved tanget leaves to farewell him. At Namatanai Sir Julius rested for five (5) minutes with his people who loved him and chose him to be their leader before continuing his journey home to his final resting place at his home in Huris. Now Sir Julius is finally home in Manmantinut where he will be laid to rest after the funeral service. His wife Lady Stella, Children Vanessa, Mark, Baron and Toea, his people of New Ireland and PNG honored his wish to lay him to rest after 7 days of his passing.