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The objective of the Transport-Transit Facilitation Project of CEMAC is to facilitate regional trade among the Member States and improve the Central African Republic, the Republic of Cameroon's and the Republic of Chad's access to world markets, through: (i) improving the implementation of the CEMAC Customs Union; and (ii) reducing physical and non physical barriers along the Douala-N'Djamena and Douala-Bangui corridors. The Project is expected to include the following major components to be funded with support from IDA, African Development Fund (ADF), EC, France and Japan through parallel funding arrangements: (I) Roads and Railway Infrastructure Improvement: This will include: (i) periodic maintenance, rehabilitation and upgrading works on selected road sections along the corridors; (ii) paving of existing gravel road sections; (iii) harmonization and enforcement of axle load control policies; (iv) improvement of rest areas; (v) rehabilitation of critical rail infrastructure; and (vi) implementation of HIV-AIDS awareness and mitigation measures. (11) Transit and Transport Facilitation Investments: This will include: (i) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) communication between stakeholders, especially within the port community; (ii) transit regime and border crossing improvements through cargo tracking, border posts); (iii) port safety and security strengthening; and (iv) improvement in inter-modal interfaces. (111) Customs and Transport Sector Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building: This will include: (i) CEMAC Customs Union and national customs strengthening; (ii) institutional support for transport facilitation institutions; and (iii) management of the project's components. IDA funding primarily covers: In Cameroon, contribution to the paving of the Ngaoundere-Garoua-Boulai section, rehabilitation of rail track between Yaounde and Belabo (co
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