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GUINEA GOOD NEWS
By Gert Loubser and Jared Reddy
In the last issue we told you about Mr. Stoltz’ travels to
different parts of the world in search of opportunities
for SNA. Thankfully these endeavours have paid off and
in this article we’ll be telling you about projects that
we’ve been appointed for in Guinea.
It all started when the Guinean Minister of Finance
requested recommendations from his friend for South
African companies who could assist with roads projects
that they were going to be putting out. This friend was
Mamadou Saliou Diallo, a Guinean businessman who had
relations with the Ruperts of South Africa. Raubex was
recommended and Raubex asked SNA to join them as
their Professional Team.
Through this, SNA and Raubex were appointed to
conduct a feasibility study for the Conakry to Kindia toll
road. Conakry is a densely populated peninsula city with
a harbour on the most western tip. This has resulted in
very little land available for infrastructure development
and severe traffic congestion.
The congestion is so severe that all four highway lanes are
converted to one-way traffic into town during the morning
peak and vice versa during the afternoon peak. The
feasibility study will include options to reclaim land from
the ocean and build a 12km section of the toll road in the
sea.
Other features of the possible route will include a portion
of the road traversing over a sensitive marsh area, two
inter-urban interchanges as well as a section through
breath taking valleys in the rural area en route to Kindia.
This study will ultimately include traffic surveys, a Harbour
Operational Study, marine studies for the reclamation of
land and topographical surveys using LiDAR technology
with drones.
Figure 1. Our survey team during their daily morning river crossing
SNA and Raubex were appointed
to conduct a feasibility study for
the Conakry to Kindia toll road.
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