Multinational - Lomé-Cotonou Road Rehabilitation (Phase 2) and Coastal Protection (Benin-Togo) Project

The Lomé-Cotonou Road Rehabilitation (Phase II) and Coastal Protection Project is part of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor identified as the backbone of the economic and social development of the sub-region, and therefore considered as a priority under the African Union Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) and the ECOWAS Regional Transport Facilitation Programme. This project focuses on the Lomé-Cotonou section of the Corridor, which is an essential link in the Community Road (CU1) within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) zone. It represents a new step in the protection of the entire coastline of Togo and Benin as it will provide both countries with a coherent, comprehensive and multidimensional program to curtail coastal erosion. Phase 1, already in progress, focuses on the rehabilitation in Benin of the Pahou-Ouidah-Hillacondji road section and the construction of a Juxtaposed Border Post (JBP) at the border between Togo and Benin. Phase II, object of this support, focuses on (a) Upgrading Avépozo-Aného road section (30 km) into 2x2 lanes, which will complete the missing link on the Togolese stretch of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor. In addition, the project includes (b) Coastal protection works including the construction of 28 groynes and beach nourishment as well as coastal protection studies in Togo and Benin; (c) Ancillary works and support to pro youths/gender economic activities; (d) Transport and transit facilitation measures, construction of one Juxtaposed Border Post (JBP), Training/sensitisation campaign for border services and users, and (d) Support to project management and monitoring. The project will be implemented between January 2017 and December 2021. The project’s total cost, excluding taxes and customs duties, is estimated at UA 134,341 million.