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Ring Road Project: DG Freddy Shembo Notes Significant Progress

From Radio Okapi · (4d ago) French Positive tone

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Freddy Shembo, Director General of the Agency for Steering, Coordination and Follow-up of Collaboration Agreements (APCSC), noted significant progress in Kinshasa's ring road construction.
  • Shembo observed that most of the South Ring Road is advancing well, with fewer expropriation issues on the East Ring Road.
  • He emphasized the importance of the North Ring Road project for traffic flow and development in the city's periphery.

Kinshasa is witnessing tangible progress on its ambitious ring road projects, a development that has drawn praise from Freddy Shembo, the Director General of the Agency for Steering, Coordination and Follow-up of Collaboration Agreements (APCSC). Following an inspection tour on Saturday, Shembo expressed his satisfaction with the advancements, particularly on the South Ring Road. He noted that beyond the initial four kilometers, the rest of the project is showing "very evident" signs of progress.

Sauf les quatre premiers kilomètres du point de départ de la Rocade Sud-Ouest, le reste est vraiment dans un état d’avancement très évident. Et du côté Est est aussi en train d’avancer parce qu’il y a moins de contraintes d’expropriation.

— Freddy ShemboDirector General Freddy Shembo describing the progress on the South and East Ring Roads.

The East Ring Road is also moving forward, benefiting from fewer expropriation challenges. Shembo highlighted the visceral impact of seeing the project firsthand, contrasting it with mere reports. "To see this project, instead of being in the comfort of our air-conditioned offices with a report on paper... but to see it gives goosebumps," he stated, underscoring the project's significance.

De voir ce projet dans le confort de nos bureaux climatisés avec un rapport sur papier…mais le voir ça fait de la chair de poule.

— Freddy ShemboDirector General Freddy Shembo expressing his emotional response to witnessing the project's progress.

Looking ahead, Shembo stressed the urgent need to implement the North Ring Road project. This initiative is crucial for alleviating Kinshasa's chronic traffic congestion and fostering development in the city's neglected peripheries. While currently focused on the southern routes under a Sino-Congolese framework, the APCSC harbors ambitions for the North Ring Road, recognizing its potential to enhance urban fluidity and bring life to forgotten zones of the sprawling metropolis.

C’est vrai que dans le cadre du projet sino-congolais et dans l’état actuel de notre programmation, on n’a pas encore programmé la Rocade Nord car nous sommes engagés sur les Rocades Sud mais c’est une ambition que nous nourrissons. Ça va désengorger la ville en termes de fluidité et de trafic. Et ça va créer beaucoup de vies dans la périphérie et les zones qui jusque-là étaient oubliées de la grande métropole kinoise.

— Freddy ShemboDirector General Freddy Shembo discussing the future plans and benefits of the North Ring Road project.
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Originally published by Radio Okapi in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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