Vinci subsidiary Sogea-Satom has secured two road building contracts valuing €214m in Cameroon for the Public Works Ministry.

Valuing €112m, the first contract involves upgrading a 135km section on the RN15 between Lena and Tibati in the centre of the country, as well as rehabilitating 6.7km of roads in the town of Tibati.

The scope of work includes flood-proofing earthworks, building a 7m-wide carriageway and shoulders, five bridges, as well as associated drainage structures and other safety, signage and environmental protection structures.

The new corridor is 150km shorter than the existing roads arteries and is expected to improve trade and connections with neighbouring countries Chad and Nigeria.

Under the €102.4m second contract, a 106km road section between Olama and Bigambo will be built.

It will be a part of the future 271km-long Provincial Road 18.

“The new corridor is 150km shorter than the existing roads arteries and is expected to improve trade and connections with neighbouring countries Chad and Nigeria.”

The scope of work includes building five 10m to 20m-span bridges, 13km of urban roads and rehabilitating 20km of rural tracks and concrete drainage channels.

The route is expected to support heavy vehicle freight traffic from the new deep-water port of Kribi to Yaoundé.

With a 10% social component, the project will also contribute to the society by building classrooms, rural centres for young people and women, health centres etc.

The Lena – Tibati road project is expected to be delivered in May 2020, while the Olama-Bigambo road in June 2022.

Sogea-Satom in present in more than 20 countries focusing on major construction and civil engineering projects in Africa.