EBOMAF-TOGO: Ministerial delegation concludes work very satisfactorily

EBOMAF is a key player in the implementation of President Faure Gnassingbé's development programme to provide Togo with modern road infrastructure. The projects carried out in the north of the country were the subject of a ministerial inspection from 13 to 15 April, led by the head of the Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Ninsao Gnofam himself. This was seduced by the quality of the works and the respect of the execution schedule.

Minister Ninsao Gnofam makes every effort to carry out his tasks of monitoring and monitoring the major works currently under way in the national territory. Head of the Infrastructure andTransport, it is working with its services to regularly review the various construction sites across the country aimed at ensuring quality roads for people. The round of works led by EBOMAF in the north took place from 13 to 15 April. It concerned the Carrefour Pya-Sarakawa-Kantè yards on National No. 21 in the Kara region, Dapaong-Borgou-Mandouri-Benin border and Tandjoaré-Kantè-Kara. It was for Minister Gnofame and his technicians to touch on the development of these infrastructures, which rehabilitate the Lomé-Ouagadougou corridor and remove several localities in the country.

Surrounded by members of the monitoring and monitoring team of his department, Minister Ninsao Gnofam began his review of the construction sites by the cross-road axis - Pya- Sarakawa – Kantè, 65 km long by 9 m wide in agglomeration. "positive progressThis project, consisting of a platform layer of 20 cm of lateritic materials, a base layer of 15 cm which will be improved with cement and finally another rolling layer of 5 cm, were noted.

The progress of the work is estimated at 41% of the consumption time. The head of the control mission on this axis said things are moving on all fronts.

Moreover, the delegation was amazed by a dynamism at all levels. On the first section of Dapaong-Borgou-Naki East, she noted that the pavement is already 100% realized. The sewerage works are being finalized, as are the protective works and the toll station in Borgou. Hence an overall implementation rate estimated at 91% of the completion of the first section of the project. Users are therefore assured of easy movement on this section in the coming days. The second section from the Borgou to Mandouri bridge records the closure of earthworks and shaping. At this level, 54 of 56 works have been completed.

The challenge of competitiveness and excellence

As for the third section, Mandouri-Benin border, the mission meant that the major obstacle caused by the Kpendjal river led to the construction of a 180 m long bridge. The company and the laboratory agree on the background of a survey.

All the details are already adopted at the level of the nature of the concrete to be made. In view of the rains already taking place, the minister instructed the company to organize itself in such a way as to resume without interruption from November 2016, the process of erecting this important work of art. As for the rehabilitation of the national road N°1 Kantè and Tandjouaré (130 km) which connects 13 localities, the mission has increased a rate of advancement of 45% for a period of consumption of approximately 61%. In view of the configuration of this work, the road alone makes 80.9%. According to the Head of Mission, Ousmane Dicko, the trend will reverse with the start of the installation of the bituminous concrete. 65 km of heavy bitumen coating are already effective over 130 km.

At the cement floor level, it was with satisfaction that the delegation noted the ongoing work with advanced equipment. The President and CEO, Mahamadou Bonkoungou, does not hesitate to regularly equip his company with latest generation equipment and to rely on a wealth of African and expatriate skills to hold the bet of competitiveness and excellence.

Under the light of the representative of the CEO of the EBOMAF group, Arouna Mohamed, the high-level delegation drew a "Very satisfactory conclusionAfter having combed everything fine. Although difficulties in moving networks and releasing rights-of-way have sometimes slowed the smooth running of work in some areas. This high-level satisfaction reinforces EBOMAF's dynamic work in the development of Togo's infrastructure by always illustrating itself as one of the indisputable references in the BTP of the country and the subregion. In the conduct of construction projects, EBOMAF does not consider the social impact of the works as reflected in the government's transport strategy and policy. The construction of a number of markets, drillings and water reservoirs for the benefit of riparian populations is part of the related skillful work.

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