Burkina Faso Donsin Transport Infrastructure Project

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The objective of the Donsin Transport Infrastructure Project for Burkina Faso is to improve road access to the Donsin area to facilitate its development as a transport hub for greater Ouagadougou. The project has 2 components. (1) Upgrading and construction of road infrastructure to connect Ouagadougou to the Donsin area component will finance the construction of a 24.3 km new two lane paved link road, with two paved lanes for two-wheeled vehicles, from the Loumbila NR3 junction to the Nionogo NR22 junction. Other financing areas: rehabilitation of existing rural roads; supervision and monitoring of road works; and implementation of social and environmental safeguard measures. (2) Technical Assistance to Donsin Airport Project Management Entity (MOAD) and project management component will support MOAD by financing the technical management of the proposed project and the development and implementation of a Public Private Partnership framework to operate the existing and future Ouagadougou-Donsin international airports. In addition, it will finance operating, monitoring, evaluation and audit costs for the entities involved in the execution of the proposed project, as well as training on procurement, financial, social and environmental management.