Cote D Ivoire - Cote D'Ivoire - 2.3 Cote d'Ivoire Road Network

Rapid Logistics Capacity Assessments - March 2022:

Overview

The road network can be considered as good in Côte d’Ivoire. This is particularly the case for all the trunk roads linking all the regions and main townships in the country. The road network is particularly well adapted for long distance haulage. The main corridors leading from the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro to Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana are in fair to good condition. Although no serious road maintenance works have been conducted since 2002, since 2012 a huge program of road construction and maintenance works have been undertaken across the entire country and as a result road conditions are improving. The third bridge of Abidjan was opened in December 2014. The highway starting from Abidjan was extended to Yamoussoukro in 2013, which is 230 km of 2x3 routes. Users are required to pay toll fees for both of these pieces of infrastructure.

Many other roads are under construction or are undergoing rehabilitation. There are two national authorities, FER and AGEROUTE, dealing with roads, maintenance works and controlling. The controlling of the gross vehicle weight or the adherence to the maximum allowed weight per axle has been effective since August 2015 at the main highway (Abidjan – Yamoussoukro) and at borders to prevent the overloading of vehicles. Except for a few initiatives undertaken regionally, the condition of secondary and local roads (gravel or earth) network is generally bad to extremely bad. Maintenance works are not regular and have not been for some time. Road traffic is limited to 4x4, pick-up trucks or rigid chassis trucks with 10 to 15 tons capacity.

For information on Cote d'Ivoire road company contact details, please see the following link: 4.2.1 Cote D'Ivoire Government Contact List

Distance Matrix

	Abidjan	Bouaké	Yakro	Korhogo	Odienné	Man	San Pedro	Bondoukou
Abidjan		356	243	580	826	558	340	413.
Bouaké	356		113	224	.456	450	487	321
Yakro	243	113		337	605	337	374	446
Korhogo	580	224	337		232	500	711	523
Odienné	826	456	605	232		268	685	755
Man	558	450	337	500	268		417	783
San Pedro	340	487	374	711	685	417		755
Bondoukou	513	321	446	523	755	783	755

	Abidjan	Bouake	Yakro	Korhogo	Odienné	Man	San Pedro	Bondoukou
Abidjan		04h30	03h00	07h00	09h00	07h00	05h30	06h00
Bouake	04h30		01h30	02h30	07h30	05h30	07h30	06h00
Yakro	03h00	01h30		04h00	06h00	04h00	6h00	06h00
Korhogo	07h00	02h30	04h00		04h00	08h00	08h00	08h00
Odienné	09h00	07h00	06h00	04h00		03h00	08h00	12h00
Man	07h00	05h30	04h00	08h00	03h00		05h00	10h00
San Pedro	05h30	07h00	05h30	12h00	12h00	05h00		10h00
Bondoukou	06h00	06h00	06h00	08h00	12h00	10h00	10h00

The transit times indicated here above are for a Toyota Landcruiser travelling under normal road and weather conditions. Roadblocks are numerous but delays are kept to a bare minimum for UN and NGO passenger vehicles.

Trailer/lorries cruise at an average speed of 40 to 50 km but controls at checkpoints, roadblocks and road cutters’ barriers may entail long delays. For a lorry, the journey from Abidjan Port to Korhogo may require two 12 hour days of driving.

Road Security

Unsafe road conditions, unskilled drivers, and poorly maintained and overloaded vehicles create very poor driving conditions. Speed limits, lane markings, and signals are not respected, and vehicle drivers do not yield for pedestrians or bicyclists.

Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits

Type	Weight limit per axle	LCA Country	Gross vehicle/train weight	Transit Country (specify)
Truck with 2 axles	6 mt and 11.5 mt	-	17.5 mt	Max. 12 m
Truck with 2 axles (with twin wheels at rear axle)	6 mt and 12.0 mt	-	18.0 mt	Max. 12 m
*Truck with 3 axles (1 + 2)**	6 mt and 20.0 mt	-	26.0 mt	Max. 12 m
Truck with 4 axles ( 1 + 3)**	6 mt and 21.0 mt	-	27.0 mt	Max. 12 m
Semi-trailer with 3 axles (1 + 1 +1)	6 mt - 11.5 mt – 11.5 mt	-	29.0 mt	Max. 16.5 m
*Semi-trailer with 4 axles (1 + 1 + 2)**	6 mt – 11.5 mt – 16.0 mt	-	34.0 mt	Max. 16.5 m
*Semi-trailer with 5 axles (1 + 2 + 2)*	6 mt – 16.0 mt – 16.0 mt	-	38.0 mt	Max. 16.5 m
*Semi-trailer with 6 axles (1 + 2 + 3)	6 mt – 16.0 mt – 21.0 mt	-	43.0 mt	Max. 16.5 m
Truck & drawbar trailer with 4 axles (1 + 1 – 1 + 1)	6 mt – 11.5 mt – 6 mt – 11.5 mt	-	Max. 38 mt	Max. 18.75 m
*Truck & drawbar trailer with 5 axles (1 + 2 – 1 + 1)**	6 mt – 16.0 mt – 6 mt – 11.5 mt	-	Max. 44 mt	Max. 18.75 m
*Truck & drawbar trailer with 6 axles (1 + 2 - 1 + 2)*	6 mt –16.0 mt – 6 mt – 16.0 mt	-	Max. 51 mt	Max. 18.75 m
Truck & drawbar trailer with 7 axles(1 + 3 –1 + 2)*	6 mt – 21.0 mt – 6 mt – 16 mt	-	Max. 51 mt	Max. 18.75 m

* Distances between twin intermediary or rear axles to be between 1 and 1.3 metres.

** Distances between treble rear axles less than 1.3 metre.

The weight allowed for twin and treble axles varies according to the distance between the individual axles.

The width of all vehicles is 2.60 m except for reefer vehicles where the allowed with is 2.65 m.

Road Class and Surface Conditions

Classification	Description
Class: Autoroute	Highway
Class: A- routes internationales et régionales	Provide long distance connections between several administrative regions and with neighboring states
Class: B-routes départementales	Provide connections between different ‘’chefs lieux de département’’
Class: C-routes de sous prefectures et de villages	Provide connection within sous prefectures and villages

For information on Cote d'Ivoire Road Network additional details, please see the following document:

Cote d'Ivoire Road Network Additional Information

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.