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Chinese Government provides RMB 180 million grant for 11.26 km Regent-Kossoh Road Construction Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$31,644,773
Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 16, 2011
Start (actual)
Dec 22, 2011
End (actual)
Mar 13, 2014

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the construction of an 11.26 km road to connect Regent village and Kossoh, a town outside of Freetown. The four-lane, 10-meter-wide road includes 5 bridges, 32 (or 34) culverts, with a width of 10 meters. The purpose of this project is to reduce traffic congestion near Freetown. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=8.4355%2C-13.2185%3B8.3314%2C-13.0703#map=13/8.3832/-13.1440

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sierra Leone

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sierra Leone

State-owned companies

  • China Railway Engineering Corporation 7th Bureau (CREC7)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 180 million grant for 11.26 km Regent-Kossoh Road Construction Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In November 2011, China’s Ministry of Commerce provided an RMB 180 million grant to the Government of Sierra Leone for the 11.26 km Regent-Kossoh Road Construction Project. This project involved the construction of an 11.26 km road to connect Regent village and Kossoh, a town outside of Freetown. The four-lane, 10-meter-wide road includes 5 bridges, 32 (or 34) culverts, with a width of 10 meters. The purpose of this project is to reduce traffic congestion near Freetown. China Railway Seventh Group (CRSG) was the contractor responsible for implementation. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on December 22, 2011. Construction ended on March 13, 2014, and the road was officially handed over to the local authorities on April 26 2014.

Staff comments

This project is also known as the China-Sierra Leone Friendship Road Project. The Chinese project title is 建的塞拉利昂公路修复项目 or 塞拉利昂友谊公路. Some Government of Sierra Leone sources identify China Eximbank as the funder. However, it seems unlikely that China Eximbank is the funder given that this project was funded with a grant.