Guinea - Tombo-Gbessia Road Improvement Project

Tombo-Gbessia Road Improvement Project is designed to support Government policy by increasing the contribution of road transport to national economic development. This should be done through rehabilitation and development of national roads, primary roads, and major highways. The Tombo-Gbessia road is a throughway that prolongs National Highway No. 1 (NH1) right up to Conakry Port. It is the main connection between the Capital and the hinterland and is one of the major urban roads in the city of Conakry. The expected project outcomes are summed up as follows: (i) About 10.7 km of paved road improved between Tombo and Gbessia Airport; 3,407 km of feeder roads developed in Kenien and Bonfi; 8 safe water points installed in the Madina (5) and Bonfi (3) markets; (ii) five (5) interchanges, two (2) roundabouts and seven (7) pedestrian overpasses constructed; 2 (two) bridges, one for the road and the other for the railway; (iii) One (1) bus station built in Yimbaya on a surface area of 41 000 m2; (iv) Technical and operational capacity of the NRID and NDDPI; and (v) about 15,000 people in the project area sensitized to environmental protection, road safety, malaria control, waterborne diseases, STDs and HIV/AIDS, and protected against these diseases. The entire project comprises three components: A) works; B) institutional support and C) project management.