As of 29 June 2026, construction of the access roads to the Nyong River bridge at Malombo in Nyong-et-Kellé is in the final stretch. After completing the pavement work, CFHEC teams have begun installing signage.
The access road construction for the Malombo bridge over the Nyong River is nearly finished. A few days ago, the company started signaling work, and drainage improvements are underway. These access roads, stretching 960 metres across both banks, feature a cross-section of 1×2 lanes, each 3.5 metres wide, with two 1.5-metre shoulders on either side.
The pavement structure consists of a 25 cm lateritic gravel foundation layer, a 20 cm crushed stone base layer (0/31.5), and a 5 cm asphalt concrete wearing course. As for the bridge itself over the Nyong, it is also in the finishing phase.
According to Ministry of Public Works officials, there is no doubt the Malombo bridge over the Nyong will be delivered ahead of the contractual deadline—roughly eight months early. As of 11 June, the Nyong waters had receded to allow the 160-metre-long structure to take shape; its deck only awaits signage. The spans, completed months ago, support the mixed steel-concrete twin-girder structure that will now serve local residents. The access road works are also progressing well.
CFHEC will now focus on finalising the work to prepare for project handover, which also includes oversight by the monitoring mission, the joint venture INTEGC/GENERAL ENGINEERING. At the heart of this smooth execution is the project owner, the Minister of Public Works, whose monitoring and support have reassured the company since the start.
The project’s execution was not as calm as the Nyong waters: debates over the construction site for the base camp, difficulty acclimatising company personnel, daytime and nighttime siphoning of fuel tanks, sometimes hostile actions by local residents, thefts at the company base, pending payment statements, torrential rains, and rising river floods. None of these prevented the company from honouring the commitment made on the day work began: to deliver the bridge ahead of schedule, as instructed by the project owner.
