The No. 1 National Highway / Brazzaville-Pointe Noire Road

Objective

The No. 1 National Highway has facilitated traffic and reduced the commuting time between Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville from at least one week to eight hours. The traffic volume has increased from around 160 vehicles per day to more than 4,000. The average daily traffic volume has increased by more than 10 time

Description

The No. 1 National Highway, also known as the Brazzaville-Pointe Noire Road, is a 536-kilometer four-lane asphalt highway in the Republic of Congo. It connects the capital, Brazzaville, with the country's economic center and second largest city, Pointe-Noire, on the Atlantic coast. The road traverses various landscapes and connects towns, major economic sectors, and a significant portion of the Congolese populatio