Location

CAR, CR, DRC & Chad

Client

Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)

Business sectors

  • Transport
  • Urban Infrastructures
  • Project Management

Involved partners

GROUPE LASALLE NHC & TECHNIPLAN

The project details

Mandate awarded by CEEAC
Contract value: $10 million CAD

Proposed Solutions

Following a multimodal analysis, CIMA International pinpointed priority projects for terrestrial transport as well as port and navigation infrastructure. Detailed studies of new ports were carried out, and consultation documents for businesses were prepared.

CIMA International’s Added Value in the Project

CIMA International facilitated synergy between Canadian and African experts in data collection (including hydrographic surveys, topographic and geotechnical surveys), detailed studies, and recommendations.

Main Obstacles met and Implemented Solutions

One of the significant challenges was achieving a unified vision among multiple countries for developing transport infrastructure within their community space. Prioritizing the projects from this study required extensive compromise on all sides under CIMA International’s coordination.

Project components

Roads and Railroads

  • Detailed engineering studies (APS, APD, and DAO) for 1,350 km of asphalt roads stretching from Ouesso to Mbaikoro, featuring over 50 major engineering structures, including a 650-meter bridge over the Sangha River;
  • Economic analyses for all sections (with 5 lots in Congo, 9 in CAR, and 1 in Chad);
  • Comprehensive ESIA studies, including the preparation of ESMPs and RAPs for the entire corridor;
  • APS-level studies for a railroad between Ouesso and Bangui along the Ouesso-Pokola-Enyellé-Betou-Mougoumba-Pissa-Bangui route.

Navigation and Ports

  • In-situ hydrographic measurements on the Ubangi River, the Congo River (Liranga-Pool Malebo), and the Sangha River from Mossaka to Nola;
  • Production of navigation documents for the Congo from Pool Malebo to Liranga, from Liranga to Bangui on the Oubangui, and from Mossaka to Nola on the Sangha.
  • Identification of challenging passages and proposals for development plans to enhance navigability at these obstacles (Zingua weir, Bangui port entrance, beaver groynes on the Sangha, etc.);
  • Study of a financing mechanism for waterway maintenance for GIE-SCVEN;
  • Study on strengthening the human and operational capacities of waterway maintenance structures (GIE-SCVEN and RVF);
  • Inventory of ports and berthing points on diversion bays under consideration;
  • Upgrading of the ports of Brazzaville, Kinshasa, Bangui, and Impfondo;
  • PDA studies for new ports at Bétou, Mougoumba, and Maluku, as well as EPC studies for the ports of Liranga in CR and Gombé in DRC;
  • Design study for the Zongo, Bolobo, and Kuwamutu berthing points in the DRC.