Batschenga-Ntui-Yoko-Lena Road: Contracts Awarded For Remaining Lots

Economie
AMINDEH Blaise ATABONG | 27-06-2017 09:18

The Minister of Public Works signed two contracts on Tuesday June 20, 2017, with Groupe Elevolution to construct the 178.8 km long stretches

Construction of two remaining lots out of four of the Batschenga-Ntui-Yoko-Lena road is set to kick off. The Minister of Public Works, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, signed two contracts of execution of Lots 2 and 3 with the Director General of Groupe Elevolution, Tuesday June 20, 2017. Lot 2; Ntui-Mankim, of the road linking the Centre Region to the Adamawa Region is 96.7 km long and will gulp over FCFA 57.4 billion, while Lot 3; Mankim-Yoko, which is 82.1 km long will cost over FCFA 46.1 billion. The Portuguese company has been charged with the proper execution of the project.

Going by Corine Esse, Head of the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Public Works, two other lots of the road construction project had earlier been awarded. Lot 1; Batschenga-Ntui, 21 km, costing FCFA 22.7 billion was awarded to Razel which has been on the field since three months ago. The fourth lot; Yoko-Lena, 44.9 km, costing FCFA 19.6 billion is being handled by Synohidro.

The project for the construction of the Batschenga-Ntui-Yoko-Lena road is being financed by the African Development Bank, the Development Bank of Central African States, Japan International Cooperation Agency, the French Development Agency and the State of Cameroon and will cost close to FCFA 246 billion.
Besides a 400 metre-long bridge over River Sanaga at Nachtigal, we learned the road construction project will also entail the construction of supporting works with secondary disenclavement roads, schools, hospitals and women empowerment centers.

Upon completion of the road, the project will facilitate transportation and encourage trade, as well as shorten the distance by road between the north and south of the country by 255 km.