The Minister of Infrastructure and Opening Up, Adama Luc Sorgho was in Dandé on the construction and asphalting site of the Dandé-Kourouma road, in the Houet province, on November 17, 2023. The head of the department in charge of infrastructure was able to see first-hand the progress of the work at this level.
It is under a blazing sun that the delegation from the ministry in charge of infrastructure, headed by the first official, Adama Luc Sorgho, arrives in Dandé, a town located about fifty kilometers from Bobo-Dioulasso. In this place, the Minister of Infrastructure and Opening up wants to see the effectiveness of the construction and asphalting work on Regional Road 36, Dandé-Kourouma, 30 kilometers long. The observation on arrival at the site is that a grader has passed by. But other than that, nothing. We will learn from Thierry Évariste Palenfo, agent at the General Directorate of Infrastructure, that “the company’s contract was approved in February 2023 and for the control mission was approved in June 2023. However, as long as the control mission is not there, the work cannot start since it She is responsible for monitoring and controlling the work. This is how she carried out the review of the studies which ended at the start of the rainy season. However, the work is outside the rainy season. This is what meant that the OS (Service Order) to start was finally given to the company from October 20, 2023.” The latter ensures good track quality, with the support of the control mission, the national building and public works laboratory. Regarding the execution time of the work, he hopes that if the company mobilizes the resources requested in the market, the work can be delivered on the right date. Note that the expected quality of bitumen is two-layer surface coating for the roadway, and single-layer for the shoulders. In open countryside, the roadway is 7 meters wide and the shoulders are 1.5 meters wide. Crossing a built-up area, there is an 8 meter wide roadway and 2 meter shoulders on either side. The total cost of the work amounts to more than 8 billion FCFA with an execution time of 15 months.
General overview of the project
The construction and asphalting works of the RR36 Dandé-Kourouma are part of the continuation of the Policy of opening up and safeguarding the road heritage. The project’s objectives include, among other things, improving the living conditions of local residents and reducing vehicle operating costs. It also aims to contribute to strengthening productive and commercial activities in the project area, improve the safety of users and local populations and facilitate access to basic social services. On the sidelines of this field trip, Adama Luc Sorgho went to Kôrô, a village located about fifteen from Bobo-Dioulasso, on national road 1. There, the company in charge of the asphalting work on the Pa-Dano roads, Bobo -Orodara and Dandé-Kourouma has installed a granite crushing unit which it will use on its various sites. She says she moved there 6 months ago.
Abdoul-Karim Etienne SANON
