Bodjecali-Madécali-Iloua-Frontière du Nigeria in Benin: Efficiency and effectiveness in the execution of the work

The Deputy Managing Director (DGA) of EBOMAF, Alizèta Bonkoungou, reviewed the Bodjecali-Madecali-Iloua-Frontière yard of Nigeria in Benin from 17 to 19 December. The work has a very satisfactory rate of progress.

On the Beninese front, EBOMAS prints its brand of expertise in complete serenity. The Bodjecali-Madécali-Iloua-Frontière section of Nigeria, in the Malanville region, is being developed and completed in a seamless manner. The work as a whole shows a good physiognomy. Of forty-two (42) dalots, forty-one (41) are fully completed.Earthmoving is close to 30% of progress. The last inspection of the site by the Deputy Director General (DGA) of EBOMAF, Alizèta Bonkoungou, revealed a significant advance in the infrastructure and removed any obstacles related to the proper performance of the various tasks.

Surrounded by engineers and technicians, it has touched the realities of this site. According to the Technical Director of EBOMAF on the Beninese front, this visit is welcome because it has helped to solve some of the problems that the normal evolution of this site has been confronted with.

Despite the difficulties encountered here and there, an impressive equipment was deployed on the ground and the Malanville yard is advancing worthless."The reshaping of the implementation file, the delay in the settlement of the start-up advance, the late setting up of the control office, the difficulties associated with the recruitment of manoeuvres on the spot, the rainy season are all realities which have caused some disruption to the system developed to carry out the work properly.

Due to the weather, the construction site was interrupted for about two months",explained Edouard Dakuyo, the art technician. Self-denial and ardour at work helped overcome these obstacles.

The works and technical blocks are now closed. This allows earthworks to go very quickly and well. The first managers of the construction site believe that the works can be closed in February 2014 if nothing comes into question all the conditions for the execution of the project. The hour is largely in the production of the edges and in search of the rubble for the hoops.Already, the District Councillor welcomes the company's efforts to complete the project within the deadlines set."A year ago, this road under construction was very dangerous. As soon as the construction site was opened, the different populations felt safe from the outset thanks to night and night patrols. From now on, vehicles travel this stretch where motorcyclists used to legislate on the tracks and alleyways. In a few months, our calvary will be a distant memory», he argued.

The CEO of EBOMAF, Mahamadou Bonkoungou, has been keen on the Beninese government's commitment to unblock this part of its territory, and has been determined to put double bites to boost work on Bodjecali-Madécali-Iloua-Frontière du Nigeria. This is evidenced by the human and material deployment that has shaken from Burkina Faso to strengthen the existing team in Benin. The recycler, graders, ball compactors, primary and secondary crushers have already taken place on the site. A hundred kilometers away, more precisely in Kandi, the head of the quarry activates the assembly of gravel crushing machines for the production of bituminous concrete (BB). Young people, recruited for this purpose, are preparing to produce, at the right time, night and day, the quantity and quality of aggregates that the site needs to launch the last straight line of work.

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