Road and Bridge Infrastructure Development Issues in Benin Republic: Analysis and Perspectives

Dossa Didier Boko-haya; Yadong Li; Changrong Yao; Saizhi Liu; Qiqi Xiang

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Road and Bridge Infrastructure Development Issues in Benin Republic: Analysis and Perspectives

Dossa Didier Boko-haya, Yadong Li, Changrong Yao, Saizhi Liu, Qiqi Xiang

Published in American Journal of Civil Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 1)

Received: 4 November 2016 Accepted: 14 November 2016 Published: 2 December 2016

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Abstract

Roads and Bridges (R-B) infrastructure development in Benin Republic have being topical issues and have been identified by many as crucial components for economic development of the country. In light of the above, this study analyzes the R-B infrastructure agreeable priority issues, by diagnosing the current problems of development and the perspectives. Historical as well as descriptive approaches were adopted in data collection and were complemented by surveys. The study revealed, on one hand, the large gap between national R-B provision and the road transportation demand, and in the other hand, an inequality in the provision of road infrastructure and rehabilitation of roads in the area, resulting in disparities in the level of development. Based on this, the paper concludes with a range of best recommendations and proposals formulated in aim to respond efficiently to the R-B problems in Benin Republic and meet today’s development goals.

Published in	American Journal of Civil Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajce.20170501.12
Page(s)	9-15
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2016. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Roads, Bridges, Socio-Economic Development, Analysis and Perspectives, Benin Republic

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Dossa Didier Boko-haya, Yadong Li, Changrong Yao, Saizhi Liu, Qiqi Xiang. (2016). Road and Bridge Infrastructure Development Issues in Benin Republic: Analysis and Perspectives. American Journal of Civil Engineering, 5(1), 9-15. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajce.20170501.12

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Dossa Didier Boko-haya; Yadong Li; Changrong Yao; Saizhi Liu; Qiqi Xiang. Road and Bridge Infrastructure Development Issues in Benin Republic: Analysis and Perspectives. Am. J. Civ. Eng. 2016, 5(1), 9-15. doi: 10.11648/j.ajce.20170501.12

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Dossa Didier Boko-haya, Yadong Li, Changrong Yao, Saizhi Liu, Qiqi Xiang. Road and Bridge Infrastructure Development Issues in Benin Republic: Analysis and Perspectives. Am J Civ Eng. 2016;5(1):9-15. doi: 10.11648/j.ajce.20170501.12

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Dossa Didier Boko-haya

Department of Bridge Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Yadong Li

Department of Bridge Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Changrong Yao

Department of Bridge Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Saizhi Liu

Department of Bridge Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Qiqi Xiang

Department of Bridge Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China

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Dossa Didier Boko-haya; Yadong Li; Changrong Yao; Saizhi Liu; Qiqi Xiang. Road and Bridge Infrastructure Development Issues in Benin Republic: Analysis and Perspectives. Am. J. Civ. Eng. 2016, 5(1), 9-15. doi: 10.11648/j.ajce.20170501.12

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Dossa Didier Boko-haya, Yadong Li, Changrong Yao, Saizhi Liu, Qiqi Xiang. Road and Bridge Infrastructure Development Issues in Benin Republic: Analysis and Perspectives. Am J Civ Eng. 2016;5(1):9-15. doi: 10.11648/j.ajce.20170501.12

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