As of 29 June 2026, the construction of access roads to the Nyong river bridge at Malombo in Nyong-et-Kellé is in its final phase. Following the completion of pavement work, CFHEC teams have begun installing road signs and markings.

The access road works to the Nyong bridge at Malombo are nearly complete. A few days ago, the company started road marking and drainage installations. These roads, spanning 960 metres on both riverbanks, feature a cross-section of one carriageway with two 3.5-metre lanes and 1.5-metre shoulders on each side.

The pavement structure consists of a 25-centimetre lateritic gravel foundation layer, a 20-centimetre crushed stone base (0/31.5), and a 5-centimetre asphalt concrete wearing course. As for the main bridge over the Nyong river, it has also reached the finishing stage.

Officials from the Ministry of Public Works are confident that the Malombo bridge over the Nyong will be delivered ahead of the contractual deadline — roughly eight months early. By 11 June, the river had receded enough to allow the 160-metre structure to take shape, with the deck awaiting only signage. The steel-concrete composite twin-girder spans, completed months ago, now stand ready to serve local residents. The access road works are also progressing steadily.

CFHEC will now focus on finalising the work to prepare for project handover. The supervision mission is handled by the joint venture INTEGC/GENERAL ENGINEERING. Behind this orchestrated effort is the project owner, the Minister of Public Works, whose oversight and support have reassured the contractor from the start.

The project execution has not been as smooth as the Nyong’s waters: debates over the location of the base camp, difficult acclimatisation for company staff, fuel siphoning from tanks day and night, occasional hostile actions from local residents, thefts at the base, pending payment claims, torrential rains, and rising river levels. Yet none of these obstacles prevented CFHEC from honouring the commitment made on the first day: to deliver the structure ahead of schedule, as instructed by the project owner.