The start of the construction of the 4th Avidjan Bridge planned for Monday

APA – The launch of the works of the 4th Abidjan Bridge to connect the communes of Yopougon and Attecoub Plateau, the administrative center of business of the economic capital of Ivory Coast, is scheduled for Monday, according to a note sent Thursday APA.

launching ceremony of the works of the 4th Abidjan Bridge, which will take place in the presence of the Prime Minister, in charge of the Budget and State Portfolio, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, will take place at 15:30 local time and Gmt Attecoub Sant village, in the West of Abidjan, specifies the note.

This infrastructure is expected to help decongest the Abidjan traffic, where there is considerable traffic congestion on major highways, creating a loss of time and impacting the competitiveness of the Ivorian economy.

Minister of Equipment and Road Maintenance , Amd Kouakou, announced in March that Ivorians will very soon be able to merge modern infrastructures, among others the 4th Abidjan Bridge and the Cocody Bridge linking the Cathedrale (Plateau) Saint-Jean.

For infrastructure issues, the Ivorian State intends to mobilize more than 3,500 billion FCFA of public and private funds under the National Development Program (PND, 2016-2020) to carry out major structuring works.

This 4th bridge, 1,400 meters long, also goes into the commune of Adam, in the North of Abidjan. According to the forecasts, more than 70,000 vehicles should use this bridge every day. It was launched more than three years after the 3rd Bridge named after the former head of state Henri Konan Bdi.

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