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- Akpro-Kpedekpo Road Project
Akpro-Kpedekpo Road Project
Benin
Borrower | Benin |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Transportation |
Approved | 06.11.2001 |
Signed | 31.07.2002 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | ISDB |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
Co-financiers | ISDB, Government, BADEA |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 5.80 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 19.74 |
Many rural roads in Benin consist of poorly-maintained earth tracks that are often rendered impassable during the rainy seasons. The 89-km long Akpro-Kpedekpo road provides access to the two fertile provinces Oueme and Zou, as well as to bordering Nigeria. This earth road is in sub-standard condition and frequently becomes flooded, hindering income generation and perpetuating poverty for the region's 320,000 inhabitants. The project will therefore:
- upgrade the road with an all-weather surface;
- installation of drainage systems to curb flooding;
- construction of two 45-m bridges.