Senegal President Macky Sall Cuts Ribbon for THIES-TOUBA Toll Expressway
On December 20, Senegal President Macky Sall attended and addressed the Ribbon-cutting Ceremony of THIES-TOUBA Toll Expressway in Senegal undertaken by CRBC. Other guests included Senegal Primer Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne, Touba Khalifah, Chinese Ambassador to Senegal Zhang Xun, and CRBC Vice President Wang Li Jun.
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CRBC Vice President Wang Lijun (Third from Left) Introduces Senegal President (Fourth from Left) Overview of THIES-TOUBA Toll Expressway
At 3: 00 pm, Senegal President Macky Sall visited Thies South Toll Station and debriefed explanations on conditions of THIES-TOUBA Toll Expressway by Wang Lijun and local officials while watching the captions and pictures on LED display. Then, the delegation visited the monitoring and dispatching room of the toll station and watched the M&E dispatching monitoring equipment demonstration by Zhang Jianguo- General Manager of CRBC Senegal Office. President Macky Sall then drove through Thies South Toll Station for close and real experience. The motorcade then drove from Thies to Touba.
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CRBC Vice President Wang Lijun and Senegal President Macky Sall
At the opening ceremony, Senegal President and Touba Khalifah cut ribbons for THIES-TOUBA Toll Expressway. Senegal President noted in his speech that, as the largest infrastructure project of Senegal since its independence, THIES-TOUBA Toll Expressway is now a landmark project in “Revitalizing Senegal” and will dramatically facilitate the transportation in Touba and drive the economic and social development of inland cities.
As noted by Ambassador Zhang Xun, completed and opened for traffic 9 months ahead of schedule, THIES-TOUBA Toll Expressway will further improve the expressway network in Senegal, closely connects the coastal cities with inland ones, facilitate people’s travel and cargo logistics, especially pilgrimages in Touba, and boost the economic and social development of regions along the line, which is of great significance for Senegal.
