Project

COASTAL HIGHWAY. DAKAR - S. LOUIS

Category

Road infrastructure, Bridges, Geology and Geotechnics, Topography and cartography

Client

AGEROUTE Sénégal

Location

Dakar, Senegal

Services year

2018

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COASTAL HIGHWAY. DAKAR - S. LOUIS

Road infrastructure, Bridges, Geology and Geotechnics, Topography and cartography

Preliminary design of new highway section with approximately 200 km of lenght to be developped between Dakar, the capital of Senegal, and Saint Louis, in the north of the country. This new highway is part of a strategic project for the country: it links the two main cities and constitutes the structuring axis of a policy for the management and planning of the coastal territory.

The study included the specialties of road design, drainage, geology-geotechnics, paving, special structures, signaling and safety, traffic study, landscaping, public lighting and telecommunications, and also cartography production using UAV equipment (drone). Includes the study of 11 link nodes and 2 toll roads.

Provided services

Preliminary design (APD - Avant Projet Detaille), including technical assistance to the government of Senegal during negotiations with multilateral development funds.