Hardest hit was the Indonesian province of Aceh; an estimated 174,000 people were killed and 500,000 displaced. Basic infrastructure was left in ruin while the primary road along the west coast was destroyed. Vehicles making the trip had to navigate unpaved gravel roads, one-lane temporary bridges, and improvised ferries. Given the cataclysmic events that devastated the Banda Aceh region and its ability to conduct economic activity, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) stepped forward and signed a Strategic Objective Agreement with the Indonesian government for tsunami-related post relief activities, which included the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the national coastal road between the provincial capital of Banda Aceh and Calang, the government centre of the Aceh Jaya District. USAID employed Parsons to design and manage construction of the road.
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