Ivory Coast commenced the construction of two major infrastructure projects in the Ivorian economic capital Abidjan; viz a metro and the extension of the international airport.
Ivory Coast commenced the construction of two major infrastructure projects in the Ivorian economic capital Abidjan; viz a metro and the extension of the international airport. The two projects will come up with the support of the French government. The launch of the construction was attended, among others, by French Economy Minister Bruno le Maire who signed agreements including credit for this project.
The metro is one of the largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects on the continent. A French consortium comprising the groups Bouygues Travaux Publics, Alstom, Colas Rail and Keolis had been chosen to build the first metro line in Abidjan, back in 2019.
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The project was in limbo mainly due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The project will entail a cost of Euro1.36 billion and will connect the Ivorian metropolis from north to south over 37 km, terminating at the airport. The metro will be operational by 2025.
