To allow farmers to easily sell their products to large shopping centers, including Brazzaville, located about 100 km away, the Commercial Agriculture Development Support Project (Pdac) launched on November 16 the rehabilitation works of the Voka-Kimpandzou runway and received the one connecting Boko to Mandombe.
These two tracks are 55 km and 18 km long, respectively, and have been developed with funding from the World Bank through the Pdac. The works are carried out by the company CP Sarlu for a total cost of 326,784,769 million FCFA for the first runway and 155,712,629 million FCFA for the second.
The objective being, indicated the coordination of the Pdac, to facilitate the flow of agricultural products from these two large production basins. Regarding the track to be rehabilitated, it is a source of satisfaction for the beneficiary populations, because it should allow market gardeners, farmers, breeders and fishermen in this region to evacuate in real time the fruits of their production which, for lack of road, get damaged on the spot.
“It is a great joy to see this work start. Ultimately, they will allow us to go and sell our products in Brazzaville, ”said a native of Voka.
The work planned for an eight-month period, starting in November, will cover the treatment of fellows, the embankments, the construction of a box culvert, profiling and lateral drainage, the maintenance of the existing box culverts, signage and installation of rain barriers.
Regarding the Boko-Mandombe axis, it crosses four districts, namely Samba Ndongo, Boko village, Yongo, Kitadi and the villages of Bouenze, Nzieto and Mandombe. The work consisted of skidding the mountains, resurfacing the track, treating side gullies, maintaining heaps, building existing culverts, installing traffic signs and installing kilometer markers. in reinforced concrete.
“After the opening of the Boko-Mandombe track, our wish is to also see the one linking Boko to Mbelo be rehabilitated for the good of the populations of our region”, declared the president of the wise men of Boko, André Touzizila.
