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The EBOMAF saga in the BTP continues in Benin. The users of the roads of Zê and Tangbo are the privileged witnesses of this constancy in terms of expertise in the modernisation of road infrastructures to Community standards. They are seduced by the prowess of Mahamadou Bonkoungou's company to diligently transform the tracks formerly synonymous with calvary into modern quality roads. There is an unimaginable advance in the development and tiling work. EBOMAF has put all its devolved on the site to the point that the bitumen already rings the crowning of the work.

In recent days, asphalt has been a reality for more than five kilometres. Announcing irreversibly the coronation of the work."I can't believe it. I watch this road every morning when I wake up. The difficulties that we had faced for more than fifty years to rally the coastal localities in Cotonou with, goods and even patients become day by day old memories because the bitumen is carried out in great steps to the great happiness of the people », admits very moved, Daniel Anango, a former driver. This sense of joy and pride is unanimous among the inhabitants. Most of the civil engineering tasks are essentially completed to give way to this decisive stage in the modernization of the routes between Zê and Tangbo and the capital, Cotonou. This makes it possible to guarantee a minimum of safety on these tracks, as the steering was legion. As a result, mobility has improved significantly in this part of the country: from now on, it is easy to visit fields, colleges and high schools, from one village to another, health centres.

The rapidity with which EBOMAF apprehends the Zê and Tangbo yards is rooted in its human and material capacities that leave no one indifferent. In order to quickly close the work to which the Beninese authorities pay special attention, the contracting company relies on an impressive fleet of state-of-the-art machinery. In addition to the abundant number of dumpsters and other machines, laser graders, a large recycler, a cement spreader for cement flooring, compactors and especially a self-graving machine are constantly bringing in the work.

Thanks to this armada, the earthworks and the various works are completely completed, to date, throughout the project. According to the project manager, there are only two major technical blocks left to complete on the two major works at PK 11 and 16."The gravions used come from Bohicon, more than 150 km from here. In order to speed up the work, the CEO has specially equipped the yard with high-performance bins in order to ensure a supply day and night. At the same time, we reassure the public that the sanitation works are carried out properly according to the established schedule. If the weather conditions are mild, they will be closed in a few months'Supports Djerma Boudou, the site coordinator. The work of Zê and Tangbo is also supported by staff and rolling stock from the sub-region. The Beninese government intends to see EBOMAF demonstrate its dynamism in the modernization of the transversal routes north of Cotonou through the extension of the project in the localities of Missessinto, Znvié, Sedjedenou, Cococodji, Hévié, Ouedo and Calavi-Kpota, which is estimated to be 53.5 kilometres away.

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