A total budget of 3.6 billion CFA francs, financed by the road fund budget line, will be injected to correct the degradation of secondary communication routes. The construction sites specifically target the territorial links of the Far-North and West, two key regions for supplying national and sub-regional markets with food and manufactured products.

The operational implementation of the contracts is based on the choice of private operators from the region, who have been awarded two distinct segments for a contractual period of 14 months. The first section, covering 26.6 kilometers of roads connecting Tokombere to Meri and Meri, Gadoua, Kotoko, and the Soulde-Roua border, also includes the creation of connecting roads to open up isolated rural areas. The works have been awarded to Chakmaz Sarl, based in Maroua, for an amount of 1.7 billion CFA francs. The second section of 9.5 kilometers, located in the West on the Bandjoun-RN5-Fotouni-Chefferie corridor, has been awarded to the La Meg Sarl/Eg Group for an investment of 1.9 billion CFA francs.

The general state of Cameroon's road heritage requires an acceleration of maintenance investments to stop the depreciation of transport assets. The secondary network, which acts as an intermediate link between district localities and national highways, accounts for 11.4% of the estimated global network of 121,873 kilometers. The accumulated maintenance deficit has reversed the viability ratio of road transport infrastructure. The government's technical report indicates that only 47% of roads are in a satisfactory state of service, while 53% suffer from major deterioration, which penalizes the logistical competitiveness of local businesses.


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