World Bank’s CFAF 120bn Urban Project Moves to Accelerate Road, Drainage Works in Douala, Yaounde
The Steering Committee of Cameroon’s $200 million (about CFAF 120 billion) World Bank-financed Sustainable Cities and Land Management Project (PVGFD) has called for faster implementation of planned road and drainage works in Douala and Yaounde, with activities still tied up in studies, procedures and preparatory work expected to move more quickly toward implementation on the ground. The directive was issued during the committee’s first session, held in Yaounde on September 22. The project’s investment program includes 14.02 km of roads and 10 km of major drains in Douala, while close to 13 km of roads are planned for construction or rehabilitation in Yaounde. In Douala, the investments will cover sections of Boulevard Urbain Est and the Rocade des 10 km, alongside drainage works in the Bobongo catchment area and the continuation of inherited drainage works in Douala III and Douala V. Yaounde will see works on several major and neighborhood roads, including the Nkolbikok loop and connections to infrastructure developed under the Inclusive and Resilient Cities Development Project (PDVIR). The program also includes the ...
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