Kinshasa–Brazzaville road-rail bridge work launch scheduled for June 2027
The two governments’ meeting set an implementation timetable, with construction launch planned for a future date.
Event / data period: 2026-10-10
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Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi received a delegation from the Republic of the Congo, led by Jean-Jacques Bouya, on 10 October. The presidency said the discussion focused on progress and the implementation timetable for a planned road-rail bridge linking Kinshasa and Brazzaville.
DR Congo Public Works and Infrastructure Minister John Banza Lunda said the sides had set a timetable to launch construction works in June 2027. That is a planned start date; the statement did not say construction had begun. It gave no completion date or financing details.
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Implementation timetable for planned bridge between the capitals
Implementation timetable for planned bridge between the capitals
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Timetable set for a planned construction start
A DR Congo official said a timetable had been agreed to launch bridge construction works in June 2027.
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The future timetable stated by an official is recorded; no completion or actual construction is inferred.
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