{"id":6249,"date":"2026-02-27T03:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/securing-the-lome-cinkasse-corridor-in-togo\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T05:11:40","slug":"securing-the-lome-cinkasse-corridor-in-togo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/securing-the-lome-cinkasse-corridor-in-togo\/","title":{"rendered":"De Beveiliging van het Lom\u00e9-Cinkass\u00e9 Corridor in Togo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/\">Wereldbank<\/a>-funded project has commenced in Togo to improve the road safety of the Lom\u00e9-Cinkass\u00e9 section of the Lom\u00e9 \u2013 Ouagadougou \u2013 Niamey Economic Corridor (PCE-LON) in Africa, supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredeng.eu\/\">FRED Engineering<\/a> and the iRAP methodology.<\/p>\n<p>It is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.worldbank.org\/en\/publication\/documents-reports\/documentdetail\/466461626746452108\">USD$470 million development project<\/a> to improve regional connectivity and socio-economic community infrastructure connecting the capital cities of Togo, Burkina Faso, and Niger.<\/p>\n<p>Road insecurity is a significant challenge in Togo, which currently has one of the highest road mortality rates in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>By working alongside the Ministry of Road, Air, and Rail Transport (MTRAF) and the PCE-LON Project Management Unit, the FRED Engineering team and <a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/accreditation\/\">iRAP Accredited Practitioner<\/a> Ahmed Ksentini will directly contribute to the Togolese government\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/investissement.gouv.tg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Togo-the-gateway-to-West-Africa.pdf\">Togo 2025 Roadmap<\/a>, which aims to modernize the country and affirm it as a logistics and services hub in the sub-region.<\/p>\n<p>The project specifically involves:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Road Safety Inspection and Audit: Performing a quality inspection and audit of the entire Lom\u00e9-Cinkass\u00e9 corridor (approximately 900 km, including the Sokod\u00e9, Al\u00e9djo mountains, and Kara bypasses).<\/li>\n<li>Socio-economic and Behavioural Diagnostic: Conducting an in-depth diagnostic of road safety across Togo, focusing on major factors contributing to insecurity, user behaviour, and their role in crashes.<\/li>\n<li>Action Plan Development: Proposing proactive and corrective actions, including an investment program aligned with the Safe System Approach for the corridor over five<\/li>\n<li>Capacity Building: Training 10 public administration officials in road safety auditing and inspection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ahmed Ksentini said, \u201cIt\u2019s great to get onsite and start the road safety inspection. The corridor project is applying internationally recognised road safety assessment practices, including iRAP-based risk analysis and star-rating concepts, to support Safe System objectives during implementation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project aims to deliver actionable recommendations and help Togo achieve the PCE-LON project\u2019s ambitious goal of reducing road traffic collision fatalities by 50 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Volgens\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/safety-insights-explorer\/\">iRAP\u2019s Safety Insights Explorer<\/a>, achieving UN Target 4 for greater than 75% of travel on 3-star or better roads for all road users in Togo by 2030 stands to save an estimated 866 lives each year and 355,529 lives and injuries over the 20-year life of road treatments with an economic benefit of USD$215.7 million \u2013 $20.60 for every $1 spent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/togo-bcsr.png\" alt=\"togo bcsr\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A World Bank-funded project has commenced in Togo to improve the road safety of the Lom\u00e9-Cinkass\u00e9 section of the Lom\u00e9 \u2013 Ouagadougou \u2013 Niamey Economic Corridor (PCE-LON) in Africa, supported by FRED Engineering and the iRAP methodology. 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