Ubangi River Bridge

The activities for which the Bank’s assistance is requested aim at conducting feasibility studies and detailed engineering design for the construction of a bridge over the Ubangi River, and the implementation of the missing links in the road corridors Bangui-Zongo-Kisangani-Bujumbura and Kisangani-Kampala joining the Central Africa Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Republic of Burundi and the Republic of Uganda. The studies also include One Stop Border Posts (OSBPs) studies at CAR/DRC and DRC/Uganda borders respectively, and Trade and Transport facilitation study along the both Corridors. The Overall objective of the proposed studies is to enlighten decision making regarding the choice of the best technical, economic and socio-environmental option for the implementation of planned infrastructures as well as their financing.