Malombo bridge access roads near completion in Nyong-et-Kellé, Cameroon

As of 29 June 2026, construction of the access roads to the bridge over the Nyong River at Malombo, in Nyong-et-Kellé, is in its final stages. After finishing the pavement works, teams from the company CFHEC have started installing road markings and carrying out drainage work.

The access roads, spanning a total length of 960 metres across both riverbanks, feature a cross-section of 1 x 2 lanes, each 3.5 metres wide, plus two 1.5-metre shoulders on each side. The pavement structure consists of a 25 cm lateritic gravel sub-base, a 20 cm crushed gravel base course (0/31.5), and a 5 cm asphalt concrete wearing course.

Work on the bridge itself has also reached the finishing phase. According to officials from the Ministry of Public Works, the Malombo bridge over the Nyong River will be delivered before the contractual deadline—approximately eight months ahead of schedule. By 11 June, the river had receded to allow the 160-metre-long structure to take shape, with its deck now awaiting only the installation of markings and signage. The steel-concrete composite twin-girder spans, completed months ago, are now poised to serve the local population.

The contractor CFHEC will now focus on finalising all remaining tasks to prepare for project handover. The supervisory mission is being carried out by the consortium INTEGC/GENERAL ENGINEERING. At the heart of this success is the project owner, the Minister of Public Works, whose close monitoring and support have reassured the company since construction began.

The project has not been without challenges: debates over the construction site for the base camp, difficulties in acclimatising company staff, fuel theft from tankers both day and night, occasional hostile actions from local residents, thefts at the company base, pending payment certificates, torrential rains, and rising floodwaters of the Nyong. Yet none of these obstacles prevented the company from fulfilling the commitment made on the day construction started—to deliver the bridge ahead of time, as instructed by the project owner.