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- Mandina Ba-Soma Road Project
Mandina Ba-Soma Road Project
Gambia
| Borrower | Gambia |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Transportation |
| Approved | 16.06.2004 |
| Signed | 02.09.2004 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | KFAED |
| Executing Agency | Department of State for Works, Construction and Infrastructure, DSWCI |
| Co-financiers | Government, BADEA, KFAED, SFD |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 3.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 38.38 |
The 141 km-long Mandina Ba–Soma road provides a key link between the capital Banjul and the eastern interior of the country. Constructed some 40 years ago, the road has deteriorated through lack of maintenance and represents a considerable impediment to socio-economic growth.
Under the project, the road will be upgraded to a seven meter wide, two-lane carriageway, with 1.5 meter shoulders on either side. Its completion will provide a faster, cheaper and more reliable means of transportation, and act as an incentive to farmers to increase productivity.