The rehabilitation also aims to make displacements safer for pedestrians. “When it rained, it was very dangerous to cross the drain, because the water rose so high that it submerged the bridges. People were swept away like that,” says Nina Yandele, Acting Head of the Cameroon Douala district.
According to Ms Yandele, the rehabilitation of the sewer and the development of the service roads adjacent to it are a real success. “Before, we didn’t even know that there was a lane on each side of the canal,” she says. “Today, thanks to these lanes, you can get to the market quickly and access the taxi stops more easily”.
Achour Tribunal, who runs a kiosk a few streets away, in the ‘Sangha Bibalé’ neighbourhood, attests this ease of movement. His kiosk is strategically located on one of the roads rehabilitated by the project. “Since the works, the road has become busier, and I have more customers,” he says.
