The government of Burkina Faso plans to mobilize CFA52 billion (about €79 million) to finance the second phase of the Greater Ouaga Urban Mobility Project (PMUGO).
This second phase "is intended for the development of road infrastructure (roads and intersections) and street furniture (bus stops) [...] and the construction of a multimodal exchange station at Naaba Koom Square," explains the government.
Meeting at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday 3 March, the government approved two direct contracts. The first deal (CFA49.35 billion) was concluded with the company Scania West Africa (a subsidiary of Swedish Scania) for an execution period of 24 months. The second, with a 36-month lead time, was signed with France's RATP Cooperation for CFA2.57 billion.
According to the Minister of Transport, a total of 330 buses will be deployed to facilitate urban mobility, including 230 for the Greater Ouaga project, and 100 buses for rental in the fleet of the transport company SOTRACO.
Greater Ouaga is a geographical area of about 3,304 km2, including the commune of Ouagadougou and seven outlying rural communes (Komki-Ipala, Komsilga, Koubri, Loumbila, Pabré, Saaba, and Tanghin-Dassouri).
A previous feasibility study, the results of which were presented in February 2020, showed that in the short and mid-term, the implementation of this project supported by the World Bank and Swedish Cooperation requires about CFA95 billion. Let's note that the population of Ouagadougou is expected to double by 2030.
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