On March 22, 2022, World Bank President David Malpass inspected the Dakar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project under construction by CRBC. Mansour Faye, Minister of Infrastructure, Land Transport and Improvement of Regional Transport of Senegal, Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo, Minister of Finance and Budget, accompanied by officials of the Senegalese Highways Agency and the Dakar Urban Transport Executive Committee.

Malpass inspected the construction site of Section 5 of the project and listened to the overall report on the implementation of the project. He thanked CRBC and all stakeholders for their joint efforts in the construction of the project, and praised the project's outstanding performance in solving employment, civilized construction and green construction. Malpass emphasized that the BRT project is the largest project funded by the World Bank in Senegal, and the project construction is of great significance in improving Dakar's traffic congestion, urban appearance, changing travel modes and promoting equality. project, to make use of it.

The BRT project is the first electric bus rapid transit project in sub-Saharan Africa. The project connects the coastal city of Gaydiavaye and the city center of Dakar, with a total length of 18.3 kilometers. There are 23 closed bus stations, including 3 hub transfer stations. After completion, the project will transport 300,000 passengers per day, shorten the commute time from 90 minutes to 45 minutes, and is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 60,000 tons per year. It is an important part of Senegal's green, inclusive and sustainable modern public transportation system. , which is of great significance to promoting the revitalization plan of emerging Senegal. Editor/He Yuting