As of 29 June 2026, the construction of access roads to the bridge over the Nyong River at Malombo in the Nyong-et-Kellé department is in its final stages. Following the completion of road surfacing, teams from the contractor CFHEC have begun installing signage and drainage systems.
The access routes, spanning 960 metres on both riverbanks, are designed as a 1×2 lane configuration, each lane 3.5 metres wide, with two 1.5-metre shoulders. The pavement structure comprises a 25 cm lateritic gravel foundation layer, a 20 cm crushed stone base course (0/31.5), and a 5 cm asphalt concrete wearing course.
Work on the bridge itself has also reached the finishing phases. Officials from the Ministry of Public Works are confident the Malombo bridge will be handed over well before the contractual deadline—approximately eight months ahead of schedule. By 11 June, the Nyong’s waters had receded, allowing the 160-metre structure to take shape, with its deck awaiting only final markings. The composite steel-concrete twin-girder spans, completed months ago, now dominate the landscape, ready to serve local communities.
CFHEC is now focusing on final touches to prepare for project delivery. The supervision mission, a consortium of INTEGC and GENERAL ENGINEERING, has overseen the works. At the heart of this smooth execution is the project owner, the Minister of Public Works, whose close monitoring and support have reassured the contractor since day one.
The journey was not entirely calm, however: debates over the construction site for the base camp, difficulties acclimatising personnel, fuel theft from tanks around the clock, occasional hostility from local residents, theft at the base, delayed payments, torrential rains, and rising river levels. None of these obstacles prevented CFHEC from honouring the commitment made at the groundbreaking ceremony—to deliver the work ahead of time, as instructed by the project owner.
