IMPACT : SENEGAMBIA
The benefits for the people of The Gambia and Senegal include :
A one-stop border post will integrate border controls between the two countries ( under development )
Reduced commuter and traffic
crossing times , down from 80 minutes or whole days / weeks , to just 10 minutes . Savings in travel time ( a difference of 387 kilometers ) for transit between The Gambia Senegal
More than 15,000 vehicles use the crossing each day (( up from 532 vehicles per day ), with crossing times of less than 10 minutes ( down from 80 minutes or whole days / weeks )
Passenger and freight transport
costs have dropped by over 50 - 90 percent
14 50 Years I African Development Fund