Burkina Faso - Road Maintenance Project

The Road Maintenance Project in Burkina Faso is a component of the Structural Adjustment Programme for Transport (PASEC-T), which covers part of the road component. It is part of the transport sector policy whose priorities are to preserve previous investments. The project consists of: (i) carry out maintenance work on earth roads (periodic maintenance on 34 km, rehabilitation on 188 km and routine maintenance on 686 km); (ii) rehabilitate the buildings of the Training and Development Centre (CFP) and equip it with rolling, teaching and office equipment; (iii) provide services relating to the control and supervision of all works (roads and CFP buildings), as well as the audit of the project. It should also strengthen the technical and administrative skills of both Ministry of Infrastructure staff and SMEs in the construction sector. The main components of the project are: (A) periodic maintenance; (B) rehabilitation of earth roads; (C) routine maintenance of earth roads; (D) vocational training center.