The Ivorian Government is intensifying the modernization of its road network with the sixth Abidjan bridge project, estimated at around 200 billion CFA francs (around 305 million euros). Included in the National Development Plan (PND) 2026, this infrastructure is designed to directly connect the Abatta sector, in the commune of Bingerville, to the industrial and port communes of Koumassi and Port-Bouët. Approximately 1.5 kilometers long above the Ébrié lagoon, this toll structure will include two distinct sections: a first link linking Abatta to Koumassi, followed by a second section extending the axis towards Port-Bouët.This direct route will make it possible to absorb a large part of the estimated daily flows of more than two million users crossing the lagoon, avoiding the obligatory transit via the saturated boulevards of Marcory and Plateau. The route of the future bridge also plans to reduce travel time for residents of Bingerville and Cocody to Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport and the port areas of Port-Bouët. The authorities believe that the work will help support economic growth by facilitating trade and supporting the rapid urbanization of the autonomous district.

The model chosen is based around a public-private partnership managed by the Riviera-Marcory Bridge Concession Company (Socoprim), which is expected to ensure the design, financing and operation of the work. This entity, whose capital combines the Ivorian State, the National Investment Bank (BNI) and major funds such as Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) or Ivoire Infrastructures Routières (2IR), capitalizes on its experience accumulated during the construction and management of the Henri-Konan-Bédié Bridge (HKB) commissioned in December 2014.The Bouygues Construction group, through its subsidiaries having already delivered the third bridge as well as the Yamoussoukro-Tiébissou motorway section in December 2022, remains a historic partner in these large-scale projects under the supervision of the Ministry of Equipment and Road Maintenance.

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​This project constitutes a direct response to the mobility challenges posed by the demographic expansion of a metropolis now numbering more than six million inhabitants. The junction between Abatta and Port-Bouët will facilitate access to the autonomous port as well as the Félix Houphouët-Boigny international airport, two national economic pillars.By opening up the residential area of Bingerville-Abatta and reducing automobile pressure on the HKB bridge and the Cocody bridge inaugurated in August 2023, this crossing will strengthen the logistical competitiveness of the Ivorian economic capital.