EBOMAF-CI: Rehabilitation of San Pedro airport entered its final phase

Launched in September 2017, the rehabilitation of San Pedro airport is brilliantly carried out by EBOMAS. A wide range of state-of-the-art equipment is deployed to give a new look to this economic and tourist infrastructure of the port city of South-West Côte D The good work is to reassure the Ivorian authorities of their wise choice of the successful contractor.

San Pedro airport will soon be reopened to air traffic under a new face. Since last September, all its installations have undergone a new skin under the expertise of EBOMAF. The West African leader in major works is trying to re-look this infrastructure that has become risky as it operates. This will allow the national airline, Air Côte D Located 342 Km from Abidjan, San Pedro houses the second Ivorian port and represents an issue in President Alassane Ouattara's five-year programme. The rehabilitation of the country's first inland airport therefore requires special attention from the government.

The emergency phase of the project is expected to re-establish, as soon as possible, take-off and landing operations and related airport activities within the airport. As part of the regular review of the construction site, the Minister of Transport, Amadou Koné, asked about the progress of the works during a site visit on 28 October. The discussions with the monitoring mission, the National Bureau for Technical and Development Studies (BNETD), led by Patrice Agboïhoué, revealed that all the work was proceeding well. The quality of the equipment and the relevance of the work schedule did not leave the emissary of the Ivorian state indifferent. The technical touch of EBOMAF will increase the operating capacity of the terminal. This includes all the standards and specificities of a modern airport project with international standards. The aim is to renovate the facilities and refurbish the airstrip and access ramp.

The project consists of two main phases, the long-term objective of which is to develop an airstrip capable of supporting aircraft of more than 30 tonnes, as opposed to the old one involving aircraft of less than 20 tonnes. San Pedro airport will thus have economic and tourist gem attributes thanks to a fruitful partnership between the Ivorian State and EBOMAF. A team of technicians and engineers, who have broken down their airport work, are on foot to crown the work. Assisted by Luc Palaouta and Koffi Edoh, the Director of Materiel and Logistics, Rudolf Müller, puts the double bites to match the availability of equipment with the needs of staff. After successful construction of the Korhogo-Karakoro-Aéroport section and final phase on the Ferkessédougou-Nassian-Kong site, the implementation of the rehabilitation project of the San Pedro airport has increased the confidence of the President and Chief Executive Officer, Mahamadou Bonkoungou and his company in Cote d'Ivoire where its presence has been brilliantly displayed in public works since October 2015.

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