Banjul-Serekunda Highway
The Banjul-Serekunda Highway (partly also Banjul-Jeshwang highway ) in the West African state of Gambia connects the capital Banjul in a westerly direction with the city of Serekunda , which is located in the agglomeration of Kombo-St. Mary Area is located. Since Banjul is located on an island, St. Mary's Island , the highway that crosses a bridge is the only access road to Banjul for road traffic .
history
The road was expanded in its current form in the late 1980s.
In October 2009 a project for the renewal of the road by the Company Sahelian Enterprise (CSE) was started, which is expected to last nine months. The $ 4.4 million investment is funded by the Taiwan government. In August 2011, 425 trees, including rhune palms and coconut palms , were planted along the road .
course
The road, which according to European standards is developed like a motorway with two separate lanes and a green median, begins in Banjul at the roundabout at Arch 22 . Independence Drive , Box Bar Road and Marina Parade lead from this intersection . The Gambia Senior Secondary School is located at the beginning of the Banjul-Serekunda Highway . Half a kilometer after the start are the Muslim and Christian cemetery of Banjul. After one and a half kilometers, Kankujeri Road , better known under its old name, Bund Road, turns left , and connects Banjul via a dam via a second path to the south; at this junction was the radio station Radio Syd on the right side .
After 2.3 kilometers, Mile 2 Central Prison will be on the left , two miles from the city center. Opposite on the right, after 2.6 kilometers there are some oil mills that process peanut oil . After 4.5 kilometers is also an oil mill before the Banjul-Serekunda Highway to five kilometers above the Denton Bridge to Oyster Creek overcomes.
After 8.3 kilometers, turn right (north) at Camaloo Corner onto Old Cape Road . After nine kilometers, the Kanifing industrial center is reached, which is a district of Serekunda. Cape Road (formerly Sait Matty Road ) also goes from here towards Bakau . At this point, at the latest, the speed must be adjusted; in the middle course, speeds of around or more than 100 km / h are driven.
After 11.2 kilometers you will reach the Westfield Junction , where Kairaba Avenue goes in a north-westerly direction , Sayerr Jobe Avenue to the south-west and Kombo Sillah Drive further south .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 425 trees planted in the Greater Banjul Area ( Memento of the original dated November 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer , Aug. 23, 2011
- ↑ a b US $ 4.4M Banjul-Serrekunda Road maintenance project launched ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer of October 14, 2009
