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- Savalou-Djougou Road Project
Savalou-Djougou Road Project
Benin
| Borrower | Benin |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Transportation |
| Approved | 18.06.1998 |
| Signed | 17.11.1998 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
| Co-financiers | BADEA, BOAD, ISDB, KFAED, Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 4.38 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 42.60 |
With the aim to provide a link between two isolated agricultural regions, Savalou and Djougou, this project upgraded a 226-km stretch of unpaved road to all-weather, bitumen standard, facilitating the transport of inputs and produce, as well as improving the access to jobs and social services for the area’s 400,000 inhabitants.