Second Wouri Bridge: Minister wants speedy, quality execution

The Minister of Civil Works, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, met with the various stakeholders in the construction of the second bridge linking the economic capital, Douala, to its industrial suburb, Bonabéri.

President Paul Biya, who laid the first stone of the project on November 14, 2013, stressed the urgency of the construction to "facilitate exchanges between both banks of the Wouri river".

An emergency that the then-Civil Works Minister, Patrice Amba Salla, had estimated would take 44 months of work.

A little over 24 months later, only 45% of the works have been completed. The challenges increased for the group of companies selected for the work.

A barge which, in January 2015, caused an incident, then delays in eviction operations and sometimes agitations within the workforce who were requesting improvements in the work conditions and salaries.

Minister Djoumessi took the decision to set up a reporting schedule which will be used to monitor the project and identify actions in chronological order. He also invited all stakeholders to fully play their part in the project