TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY (DIRECTORATE OF RURAL ENGINEERING) OF THE PROGRAMME FOR REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RURAL FEEDER ROADS IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF BORGOU, ALIBORI, ZOU AND COLLINES

The Project support the Government Policy with regards to poverty reduction and improvement of living conditions for land-locked populations in the Departments concerned.
This support aims at allowing the movement of persons and goods the all year long, involving the beneficiaries in road maintenance and developing SMEs in the Buildings and Public Works sectors.
The expected outcome is a continuous traffic on the rehabilitated network (about 700 km in two phases). The Departmental Cotton Producers Associations (UDP) will insure a sustainable administrative and technical maintenance of the network. Activities during the Project: Rehabilitation of rural feeder roads, Maintenance of rehabilitated roads, Technical Assistance, Awareness raising and Training.

Region: 
Western Africa
Start date: 
12/2003
End date: 
12/2005
Funding agency: 
EU
Client: 
Ministry of Finance and Economy
Country: 
Benin