Second Ziguinchor Bridge Construction Project

New
Infrastructure
Bridge and Civil Engineering Structures Construction Program
Axis 3: Sustainable Spatial Planning and Development

SO.3.5. Develop connectivity infrastructure

Funding (public) :

120,000,000,000 Fcfa

Project leader

Ministry of Infrastructure, Land Transport and Accessibility.

Ministry of Land and Air Transport

Project description

The project consists of building the second Ziguinchor bridge in 2×2 lanes, developing 2×2 lane access ramps over 1.5 km, constructing a 10,000 m² bus station, building 7 km of urban roads, and building and equipping health and school infrastructures in the project zone.

Intervention zones

🇸🇳 1 région(s) d'intervention
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Funding (public)

120,000,000,000 Fcfa

Overall Objective

  •  Ensure the territorial continuity of the country through the only land crossing of the Casamance River

Specific Objectives

  • Strengthen the opening-up of the Casamance natural region
  • Facilitate transport along the Tanger–Dakar–Bissau–Lagos Corridor
  • Improve urbanisation and living conditions in Ziguinchor

Expected results

  • Territorial continuity ensured
  • Opening-up of Casamance strengthened
  • Improved movement of people and goods along the corridor
  • Improved urbanisation and living conditions in Ziguinchor
  • Improved sub-regional trade
  • Reduced travel time for agricultural transport

Key milestones

Agenda National de Transformation 2050