(Business in Cameroon) - The Ministry of Public Works (Mintp) advises that the company Atidolf Nigeria, winner of the contract for asphalting works on the Soa-Esse-Awae road in the Central region of the country, has been carrying out since December 2016, operations for the delimitation of the route and establishment of the road and easements, which, by the way, have been completed between the towns of Esse and Awae.

Activities linked to the search for deposits of raw materials are also underway. On the release of the easements in the project, Mintp indicates that the property evaluation works for the expropriation of neighbouring populations are being executed by a Commission. With regards to the displacement of public networks, the concessionaires of the networks (Camtel, Eneo, Camwater) have been asked by the Ministry of Public Works on 14 December 2016 for the evaluation of the expected services.

The 72 km Soa-Esse-Awae axis, has been selected to be undertaken in the road project programme of the three-year emergency plan issued by the government in December 2015. Construction works will be executed during 24 months for a sum amounting to FCfa 36 billion.

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