Dakar: Restructuring the Public Transport Network

Objectives: 

To reorganize public transport and upgrade urban facilities and equipment in order to promote intermodality and improve the accessibility, attractiveness, and viability of urban public transport to respond more effectively to the growing demand for urban mobility in the Dakar conurbation. It also aims to intervene as a climate adaptation and mitigation measure to reduce CO2 emissions and the vulnerability to climate changes.

The project:

The global restructuring project of the public transport network is the third largest urban transport project in Dakar after the TER and the BRT, with which it must be articulated for an efficient public transport offer. 

The project incorporates the reorganization of bus lines in the Dakar region with the creation of a priority network of 560 electric buses, the construction and upgrading of intermodal stations,  and tariff integration with the BRT and TER to promote the intermodality of the transport system; the construction of depot workshops for the maintenance and storage of rolling stock; and the construction of road improvements, including stops, terminals, and crossroads.  

The project is split  into two phases. This specific UMDF funding will make it possible to launch the technical studies for the second phase, the implementation of which is planned for the period from 2026. 

Components & Outputs:

The UMDF grant will help to launch the technical studies for specific components of the overall project:  the improvement of 18 bus lines tagged as priorities, approximately 50 km of roads, around ten intersections, two workshop depots, and 11 stations and terminals. 

Implementation costs (investments) will be determined by these studies.

Boosting climate change adaptation and mitigation

The project will contribute to the mitigation of climate change by promoting the strengthening of public transport.

The project envisages work to promote zero emission public transport through deployment of an e-bus fleet. For this second phase, the 560 buses planned will have an electric motorization system (EuroVI). According to CETUD, phase 2 will induce a reduction of 30,000 tonnes of C02 and improve air quality. 

The adaptation of infrastructure to climate change will also reduce the risk of flooding with the development of drainage works along the main roads and around stations.